Unisex name · since 2003
Soma
144 babies named Soma in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,376 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 144
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Soma is the #9376 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 144 recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soma has been recorded 144 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #9376 nationally and more common than 33% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #15,037 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,376 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 144 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soma ranks #15,037 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,376 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 144 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,376 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 144
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Soma's 144 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Soma compares
144 32nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Soma's all-time total is 61% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Soma | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 144 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Soma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Soma's full recorded timeline at 2017, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Soma popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Soma popularity over time - girls
110 total births recorded since 1973 (Soma as girls' name)
Soma by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (68 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Soma's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Soma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (47% of all-time use).
Soma by state
Where Soma concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.5% |
5 of 144 births nationwide.
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What to do with Soma's data
- Soma's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Somas (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Soma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Soma 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.