Recorded 1967–2023 Boys' name Peak 1977 270 births

Sotirios — boys' name

270 babies named Sotirios in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s201970s951980s651990s412000s162010s232020s10
1970s
Peak decade

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

1977
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sotirios in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sotirios

The Social Security Administration has registered 270 babies named Sotirios between 1967 and 2023, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sotirios currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sotirios performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sotirios shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sotirios in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sotirios 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 270 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.

Sotirios at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

270

Since 1967

57 years of records

Peak year

1977

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1967

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sotirios popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1967

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1977)
14
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
46810121416 20232010199619871981197619701967 5

Sotirios by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
95 births that decade — 35% of Sotirios's all-time total
1960s201970s951980s651990s412000s162010s232020s10

Sotirios by state

Where Sotirios concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sotirios
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 3.7%
New York share of Sotirios's total US births 3.7%

10 of 270 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sotirios?
270 babies have been named Sotirios since 1967. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1977 with 14 births.
When was Sotirios most popular?
Sotirios was most popular in the 1970s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Sotirios most popular?
The top states for the name Sotirios are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Sotirios been used?
Sotirios has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 57 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sotirios?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sotero, Sota, Sothea, Sotiris, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1967–2023 (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.