US rank #7932 Boys' name Peak 2007 101 births

Sosaia — #7932 US boys' name

101 babies named Sosaia in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s192000s232010s382020s15
#7932
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Sosaia was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sosaia in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sosaia

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Sosaia between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sosaia currently holds the #7932 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sosaia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sosaia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Sosaia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sosaia 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 101 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.

Sosaia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

101

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2007

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,932

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sosaia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
11
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4681012 20242019201320102007199819911987 6

Sosaia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
38 births that decade — 38% of Sosaia's all-time total
1980s61990s192000s232010s382020s15

Sosaia by state

Where Sosaia concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sosaia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 9.9%
#2 Utah
10 9.9%
California share of Sosaia's total US births 9.9%
Even split

10 of 101 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sosaia?
101 babies have been named Sosaia since 1987. It currently ranks #7932 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 11 births.
When was Sosaia most popular?
Sosaia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Sosaia most popular?
The top states for the name Sosaia are California (10 births), Utah (10 births).
How long has the name Sosaia been used?
Sosaia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sosaia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sostenes, Sosa, Sosuke, Sosefo. 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, 1987–2024 (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.