Recorded 1982–1988 Girls' name Peak 1988 20 births

Sotheary — girls' name

20 babies named Sotheary in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s20
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sotheary was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sotheary in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sotheary

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Sotheary between 1982 and 1988, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sotheary currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sotheary performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sotheary in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sotheary 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 20 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.

Sotheary at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

20

Since 1982

7 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1982

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1988

Sotheary popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1982

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
456789 198819861982 7

Sotheary by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 100% of Sotheary's all-time total
1980s20

Sotheary by state

Where Sotheary concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sotheary
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 35.0%
California share of Sotheary's total US births 35.0%

7 of 20 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sotheary?
20 babies have been named Sotheary since 1982. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Sotheary most popular?
Sotheary was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Sotheary most popular?
The top states for the name Sotheary are California (7 births).
How long has the name Sotheary been used?
Sotheary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 7 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Sotheary?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soteria, Sotiria, 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, 1982–1988 (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.