Recorded 1998–2023 Girls' name Peak 2002 63 births

Soteria — girls' name

63 babies named Soteria in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142000s242010s202020s5
2000s
Peak decade

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

2002
Single peak year

8 babies were named Soteria in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Soteria

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Soteria between 1998 and 2023, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Soteria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Soteria performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Soteria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Soteria 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 63 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.

Soteria at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

63

Since 1998

26 years of records

Peak year

2002

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1998

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2023

Soteria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1998

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
456789 20232016201420132011200920042002200019991998 7

Soteria by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 38% of Soteria's all-time total
1990s142000s242010s202020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Soteria?
63 babies have been named Soteria since 1998. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Soteria most popular?
Soteria was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Soteria been used?
Soteria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 26 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Soteria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sotiria, Sotheary, Sotera, 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, 1998–2023 (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.