Severus
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning stern; serious; strict.
Babies a year
22
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Severus by the numbers
Severus was given to 22 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 32 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Severus
Forms of Severus in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Severus. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Names about as common as Severus
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