Total births
20
Girls' name · since 1982
Sotheary
Sotheary has 20 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 20
- total births
- 1982–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Sotheary is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 20 have been recorded since 1982.
Sotheary has 20 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1988.
- 20 total births
- 1982–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
20 girls have been named Sotheary since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.
- 20
- total births
- 1982–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Sotheary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sotheary's full recorded timeline at 1986, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sotheary at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1988
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1982
Sotheary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1988
- Peak year (1988)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Sotheary by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Sotheary's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sotheary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).
Sotheary by state
Where Sotheary concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| 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.
What to do with Sotheary's data
- California records the most Sothearys (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sotheary: Baby Name Since 1982 - 20 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sotheary. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sotheary draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.