US rank #7920 Boys' name Peak 2002 292 births

Sohaib — #7920 US boys' name

292 babies named Sohaib in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s662000s1032010s842020s28
#7920
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Sohaib was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

16 babies were named Sohaib in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sohaib

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Sohaib between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sohaib currently holds the #7920 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sohaib performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sohaib shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sohaib in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sohaib in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 292 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sohaib at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

292

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2002

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,920

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sohaib popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
16
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 20242017201220072002199719921982 5

Sohaib by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
103 births that decade — 35% of Sohaib's all-time total
1980s111990s662000s1032010s842020s28

Sohaib by state

Where Sohaib concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sohaib
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.7%
New York share of Sohaib's total US births 1.7%

5 of 292 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sohaib?
292 babies have been named Sohaib since 1982. It currently ranks #7920 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 16 births.
When was Sohaib most popular?
Sohaib was most popular in the 2000s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Sohaib most popular?
The top states for the name Sohaib are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Sohaib been used?
Sohaib has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sohaib?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soham, Sohan, Sohum, Sohail, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.