Girls' name · since 1977
Somalia
114 babies named Somalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 114
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
114 girls have been named Somalia since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Somalia has been recorded 114 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2007.
- #25,739 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 114 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Somalia ranks #25,739 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 114 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 114
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Somalia's 114 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Somalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Somalia splits its recorded history at 1992: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Somalia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2007
- Peak year (1993)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Somalia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (75 births, 66% of the file).
1990s was Somalia's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Somalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 75 births (66% of all-time use).
Somalia by state
Where Somalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 6.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 4.4% |
7 of 114 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Somalia's data
- Somalia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Somalias (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Somalia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1977–2007 (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 Somalia 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.