Unisex name · since 1981
Sokha
Sokha has 55 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,984 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sokha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sokha has been recorded 55 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1989.
- #33,984 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sokha ranks #33,984 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #33,984 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sokha's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sokha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sokha's full recorded timeline at 1985, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sokha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1989
- Peak year (1981)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Sokha popularity over time - boys
27 total births recorded since 1982 (Sokha as boys' name)
Sokha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (55 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Sokha's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sokha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 55 births (100% of all-time use).
Sokha by state
Where Sokha concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 18.2% |
10 of 55 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Sokhas (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sokha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1981–1989 (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 Sokha 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.