Unisex name · since 1961
Soo
193 babies named Soo in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
193 girls have been named Soo since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Soo recorded 193 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2004.
- #20,213 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 193 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soo ranks #20,213 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Soo's 193 recorded births place it above 72.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Soo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Soo's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Soo popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2004
- Peak year (1990)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Soo popularity over time - boys
18 total births recorded since 1981 (Soo as boys' name)
Soo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (64 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Soo's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Soo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 64 births (33% of all-time use).
Soo by state
Where Soo concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 193 births nationwide.
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What to do with Soo's data
- Soo's decade-level peak was the 1990s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Soos (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 Soo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1961–2004 (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 Soo 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.