Total births
47
Boys' name · since 2017
Sobhan
Sobhan has 47 recorded births since 2017 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13716
- among boys today
- 47
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
47 babies have been named Sobhan since 2017, making it today's #13716 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sobhan has been recorded 47 times among boys since 2017, currently ranked #13716 nationally and more common than 4% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #13716 among boys today
- 47 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Sobhan is currently the #13716 boys' name in America, more common than 4% of boys - 47 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13716
- among boys today
- 47
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Sobhan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13716
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 4% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Sobhan was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
11 babies were named Sobhan in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Sobhan compares
47 16th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sobhan's all-time total is 87% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sobhan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 47 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 23 | 22,252 |
Sobhan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sobhan's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sobhan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#13,716
Active since
2017
Sobhan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Sobhan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Sobhan's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Sobhan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 34 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sobhan? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 47 babies named Sobhan. Today it holds rank #13716 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 11 births.
When was Sobhan most popular? ▼
Sobhan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Sobhan been used? ▼
Records for Sobhan go back to 2017, giving 9 years of history through 2025.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sobhan: #13716 Boys' Name - 47 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sobhan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sobhan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.