Girls' name · since 1982
Soha
853 babies named Soha in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,300 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 853
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Soha currently ranks #5300 among girls' names in America, with 853 babies recorded since 1982.
Soha has 853 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5300 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #8,388 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,300 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 853 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soha ranks #8,388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,300 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 853 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,300 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 853
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Soha's 853 recorded births place it above 88.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Soha compares
853 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Soha's all-time total is 127% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Soha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 853 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Soha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Soha splits its recorded history at 2008: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Soha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Soha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (322 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Soha's strongest decade.
322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Soha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 94
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
278 births
- 2010s
2010s
322 births
- 2020s
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 322 births (38% of all-time use).
How Soha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Soha's total volume
Soha by state
Where Soha concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 82 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 76 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 35 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 33 | 3.9% |
82 of 853 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Soha's data
- Soha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (322 total births) through the 2020s (148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sohas (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Soha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
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, 1982–2025 (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 Soha 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.