Sojourner — girls' name

What the Data Says About Sojourner

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Sojourner between 1970 and 2021, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sojourner currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sojourner performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sojourner shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sojourner 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 179 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.