Girls' name · since 1972
Sotiria
41 babies named Sotiria in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
41 girls have been named Sotiria since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sotiria has 41 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2008.
- #37,383 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sotiria ranks #37,383 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #37,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sotiria's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sotiria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sotiria's full recorded timeline at 1983, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sotiria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2008
- Peak year (1976)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Sotiria by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (16 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Sotiria's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Sotiria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 16 births (39% of all-time use).
Sotiria by state
Where Sotiria concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 12.2% |
5 of 41 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sotiria's data
- Sotiria's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sotirias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sotiria
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sotiria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1972–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Sotiria 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 August 2026.