US rank #10303 Boys' name Peak 2015 199 births

Sota — #10303 US boys' name

199 babies named Sota in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s382010s1102020s40
#10303
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Sota was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

22 babies were named Sota in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sota

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Sota between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sota currently holds the #10303 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sota performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sota shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sota in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sota 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 199 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.

Sota at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

199

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2015

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,303

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sota popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
22
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200920061997 6

Sota by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
110 births that decade — 55% of Sota's all-time total
1990s112000s382010s1102020s40

Sota by state

Where Sota concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sota
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 8.5%
California share of Sota's total US births 8.5%

17 of 199 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sota?
199 babies have been named Sota since 1997. It currently ranks #10303 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 22 births.
When was Sota most popular?
Sota was most popular in the 2010s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Sota most popular?
The top states for the name Sota are California (17 births).
How long has the name Sota been used?
Sota has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sota?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sotero, Sotirios, Sothea, Sotiris, and 2 more. 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, 1997–2024 (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.