Recorded 1978–2020 Girls' name Peak 2019 38 births

Soheila — girls' name

38 babies named Soheila in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52010s272020s6
2010s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Soheila was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

9 babies were named Soheila in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Soheila

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Soheila between 1978 and 2020, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Soheila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Soheila performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Soheila shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Soheila 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 38 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.

Soheila at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

38

Since 1978

43 years of records

Peak year

2019

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1978

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2020

Soheila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1978

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2019)
9
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
45678910 202020192018201720111978 5

Soheila by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
27 births that decade — 71% of Soheila's all-time total
1970s52010s272020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Soheila?
38 babies have been named Soheila since 1978. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2019 with 9 births.
When was Soheila most popular?
Soheila was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Soheila been used?
Soheila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 43 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Soheila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soha, Sohana, Sohini, Sohaila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1978–2020 (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.