Recorded 1981–1989 Unisex name Peak 1981 55 births

Sokha — unisex name

55 babies named Sokha in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s55
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sokha was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sokha in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sokha

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Sokha between 1981 and 1989, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sokha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Sokha is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 27 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sokha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sokha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sokha 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 55 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.

Sokha at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

55

Since 1981

9 years of records

Peak year

1981

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1981

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1989

Sokha popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1981

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1981)
11
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4681012 1989198719861985198419831981 11

Sokha popularity over time — boys

27 total births recorded since 1982 (Sokha as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
4.555.566.577.5 19871986198519841982 5

Sokha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
55 births that decade — 100% of Sokha's all-time total
1980s55

Sokha by state

Where Sokha concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sokha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 18.2%
California share of Sokha's total US births 18.2%

10 of 55 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sokha?
55 babies have been named Sokha since 1981. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1981 with 11 births.
When was Sokha most popular?
Sokha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Sokha most popular?
The top states for the name Sokha are California (10 births).
Is Sokha a unisex name?
Yes, Sokha is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 55 births, and as a boy's name it has 27 births.
How long has the name Sokha been used?
Sokha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 9 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Sokha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sokhna, Sokhom, Sok, Sokoya, and 1 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, 1981–1989 (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.