Girls' name · since 1972
Soojin
Soojin has 28 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #41,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
28 girls have been named Soojin since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soojin has been recorded 28 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2008.
- #41,973 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soojin ranks #41,973 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #41,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Soojin's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Soojin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Soojin's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Soojin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2008
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Soojin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Soojin's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Soojin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (43% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Soojin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1972–2008 (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 Soojin 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.