Recorded 1984–1997 Boys' name Peak 1986 62 births

Somnang — boys' name

62 babies named Somnang in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s451990s17
1980s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Somnang was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

13 babies were named Somnang in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Somnang

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Somnang between 1984 and 1997, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Somnang currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Somnang performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Somnang shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Somnang in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Somnang 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 62 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.

Somnang at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

62

Since 1984

14 years of records

Peak year

1986

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1984

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1997

Somnang popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1984

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1986)
13
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 199719911990198919881987198619851984 5

Somnang by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
45 births that decade — 73% of Somnang's all-time total
1980s451990s17

Somnang by state

Where Somnang concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Somnang
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 9.7%
California share of Somnang's total US births 9.7%

6 of 62 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Somnang?
62 babies have been named Somnang since 1984. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1986 with 13 births.
When was Somnang most popular?
Somnang was most popular in the 1980s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Somnang most popular?
The top states for the name Somnang are California (6 births).
How long has the name Somnang been used?
Somnang has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 14 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Somnang?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soma, Somtochukwu, Som, Somers, and 1 more. 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, 1984–1997 (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.