Recorded 1920–2002 Girls' name Peak 1920 17 births

Sotera — girls' name

17 babies named Sotera in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61960s52000s6
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Sotera was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sotera in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sotera

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Sotera between 1920 and 2002, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sotera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sotera performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sotera shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sotera 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 17 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.

Sotera at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

17

Since 1920

83 years of records

Peak year

1920

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1920

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2002

Sotera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1920

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
4.555.566.5 200219681920 6

Sotera by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 35% of Sotera's all-time total
1920s61960s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sotera?
17 babies have been named Sotera since 1920. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1920 with 6 births.
When was Sotera most popular?
Sotera was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Sotera been used?
Sotera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 83 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Sotera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soteria, Sotiria, Sotheary, Sothea. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1920–2002 (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.