Boys' name · since 1982
Sohaib
Sohaib has 297 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,657 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,477 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 297
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sohaib is the #12477 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 297 recorded since 1982.
Sohaib has 297 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12477 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- 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.
- #10,657 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,477 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 297 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sohaib ranks #10,657 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,477 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 297 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,657 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,477 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 297
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sohaib's 297 recorded births place it above 76.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sohaib compares
297 45th percentile among 13,930 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
Sohaib's all-time total is 20% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sohaib | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 297 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sohaib's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sohaib splits its recorded history at 2006: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sohaib popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Sohaib by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (103 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Sohaib's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sohaib births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 103 births (35% of all-time use).
Sohaib by state
Where Sohaib concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 297 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sohaib's data
- Sohaib's decade-level peak was the 2000s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sohaibs (5 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 Sohaib: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
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 Sohaib 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.