Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sovereign through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 320
- 163 boys · 157 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #6,794 for girls · #7,608 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +59%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,794 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 82.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 11 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 536 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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