Boys' name · since 1989
Sohan
931 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.
- #5,371 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,900 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 931
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sohan is the #3900 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 931 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Sohan recorded 931 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #3900 nationally today, ahead of 72% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #5,371 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,900 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 931 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sohan ranks #5,371 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,900 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 931 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,371 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,900 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 931
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sohan's 931 recorded births place it above 88.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sohan compares
931 Top 33% higher than 67% of 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
Sohan's all-time total is 152% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sohan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 931 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sohan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sohan's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sohan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Sohan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (394 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Sohan's strongest decade.
394 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Sohan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
394 births
- 2010s
2010s
370 births
- 2020s 123
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 394 births (42% of all-time use).
How Sohan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sohan's total volume
Sohan by state
Where Sohan concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 104 | 11.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 50 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 46 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 30 | 3.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 14 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
104 of 931 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Sohan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sohan's data
- Sohan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (394 total births); usage has since declined to 123 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sohans (104 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sohan: 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 (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Sohan 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.