Boys' name · since 1980
Sohrab
Sohrab has 96 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,349 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 96
- born since 1980
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sohrab is the #7349 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 96 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sohrab has been recorded 96 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #7349 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #17,721 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,349 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 96 born since 1980
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sohrab ranks #17,721 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,349 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 96 born since 1980, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,349 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 96
- born since 1980
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sohrab's 96 recorded births place it above 61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sohrab compares
96 25th 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
Sohrab's all-time total is 74% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sohrab | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 96 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sohrab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sohrab splits its recorded history at 2004: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sohrab popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Sohrab by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (28 births, 29% of the file).
2020s was Sohrab's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Sohrab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 28 births (29% of all-time use).
Sohrab by state
Where Sohrab concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 5.2% |
5 of 96 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sohrab's data
- California records the most Sohrabs (5 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 Sohrab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Sohrab 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.