Total births
184
Girls' name · since 1970
Sojourner
184 babies named Sojourner in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 184
- total births
- 1970–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
Sojourner is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 184 have been recorded since 1970.
Sojourner has 184 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- 184 total births
- 1970–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 26% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
184 girls have been named Sojourner since 1970, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 184
- total births
- 1970–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
26% of everyone ever named Sojourner was born in this single decade.
1973
Single peak year
11 babies were named Sojourner in 1973 - its busiest year on record.
Sojourner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sojourner splits its recorded history at 2003: 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 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sojourner at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1973
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1970
Sojourner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Sojourner by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Sojourner's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sojourner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47 births (26% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sojourner? ▼
Since 1970, Social Security records show 184 babies named Sojourner. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 1973, with 11 births.
When was Sojourner most popular? ▼
Sojourner was most popular in the 2010s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Sojourner been used? ▼
Records for Sojourner go back to 1970, giving 56 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Sojourner? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sojoud. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sojourner's data
- Sojourner's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 2020s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sojourner: Baby Name Since 1970 - 184 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sojourner. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sojourner 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 July 2026.