Recorded 1982–1992 Unisex name Peak 1985 28 births

Sok — boys' name

28 babies named Sok in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s5
1980s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Sok was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sok in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sok

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Sok between 1982 and 1992, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sok currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Sok is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 8 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sok performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sok shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sok 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 28 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.

Sok at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

28

Since 1982

11 years of records

Peak year

1985

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1982

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1992

Sok popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1982

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1985)
10
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 1992198619851982 6

Sok popularity over time — girls

8 total births recorded since 1982 (Sok as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 8 births
8 1982 8

Sok by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 82% of Sok's all-time total
1980s231990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sok?
28 babies have been named Sok since 1982. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1985 with 10 births.
When was Sok most popular?
Sok was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Is Sok a unisex name?
Yes, Sok is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 28 births, and as a girl's name it has 8 births.
How long has the name Sok been used?
Sok has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 11 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Sok?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sokha, Sokhom, Sokol. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1982–1992 (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.