Total births
117
Unisex name · since 2015
Sosa
117 babies named Sosa in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8874
- among boys today
- 117
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Sosa is the #8874 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 117 recorded since 2015.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sosa has been recorded 117 times among boys since 2015, currently ranked #8874 nationally and more common than 38% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #8874 among boys today
- 117 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 38% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Sosa is currently the #8874 unisex name in America, more common than 38% of boys - 117 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8874
- among boys today
- 117
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
Sosa vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8874
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 38% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
68% of everyone ever named Sosa was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
17 babies were named Sosa in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Sosa compares
117 28th percentile among 14,294 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
Sosa's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sosa | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 117 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 23 | 22,252 |
Sosa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sosa's full recorded timeline at 2020, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sosa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#8,874
Active since
2015
Sosa popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Sosa popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 2025 (Sosa as girls' name)
Sosa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Sosa's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Sosa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 79 births (68% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sosa? ▼
Since 2015, Social Security records show 117 babies named Sosa. Today it holds rank #8874 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 17 births.
When was Sosa most popular? ▼
Sosa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Is Sosa a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Sosa is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 117 births, and as a girl's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Sosa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sosa since 2015 -- 11 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Sosa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sostenes, Sosaia, Sosuke, Sosefo. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2015–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sosa: #8874 Unisex Name - 117 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sosa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sosa 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 June 2026.