US rank #4013 Boys' name Peak 2008 903 births

Sohan — #4013 US boys' name

903 babies named Sohan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s392000s3942010s3702020s95
#4013
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Sohan was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

67 babies were named Sohan in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sohan

The Social Security Administration has registered 903 babies named Sohan between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sohan currently holds the #4013 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sohan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 394 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sohan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 99 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sohan in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sohan 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 903 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.

Sohan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

903

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2008

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,013

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sohan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
67
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019961989 5

Sohan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
394 births that decade — 44% of Sohan's all-time total
1980s51990s392000s3942010s3702020s95

Sohan by state

Where Sohan concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sohan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
99 11.0%
#2 New Jersey
50 5.5%
#3 Texas
46 5.1%
#4 Illinois
30 3.3%
#5 New York
14 1.6%
#6 Michigan
10 1.1%
#7 Florida
5 0.6%
#8 Georgia
5 0.6%
California share of Sohan's total US births 11.0%
Even split

99 of 903 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Sohan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sohan?
903 babies have been named Sohan since 1989. It currently ranks #4013 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 67 births.
When was Sohan most popular?
Sohan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 394 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Sohan most popular?
The top states for the name Sohan are California (99 births), New Jersey (50 births), Texas (46 births).
How long has the name Sohan been used?
Sohan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sohan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soham, Sohum, Sohail, Sohaib, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–2024 (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.