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.
- #16,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,592 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sosa is the #5592 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 #5592 nationally and more common than 60% 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.
- #16,403 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,592 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 117 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sosa ranks #16,403 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,592 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 117 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,592 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sosa's 117 recorded births place it above 63.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Sosa compares
117 28th percentile among 13,930 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 (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 117 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 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 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
2020s is the heaviest window (79 births, 68% of the file).
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? ▼
Where does Sosa sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Sosa most popular? ▼
Is Sosa a unisex name? ▼
How long has the name Sosa been used? ▼
What names are similar to Sosa? ▼
Keep exploring Sosa
Nearby Names Like Sosa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sosa
Compare Sosa side by side: Sosa vs Sostenes Sosa vs Sosaia Sosa vs Sosuke
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sosa
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sosa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2015–2025 (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 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 August 2026.