Girls' name · since 1984

Socheata

Socheata has 12 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#52,340 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1984
1990s
peak decade

Socheata is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1984.

Socheata has 12 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1991.

  • #52,340 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 12 born since 1984
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Socheata ranks #52,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.

#52,340 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1984
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Socheata's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Socheata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Socheata's full recorded timeline at 1991, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Socheata popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19841991 7

Socheata by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).

1990s was Socheata's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Socheata births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Socheata?
Socheata has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1984, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #52,340 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 7 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
Where does Socheata sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Socheata ranks #52,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Socheata most popular?
Socheata was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Socheata been used?
Socheata has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 8 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Socheata?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Socorro, Socorra, Sochi, Sochikaima, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Socheata: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1984–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Socheata 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 August 2026.