Boys' name · since 1981
Sou
113 babies named Sou in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,634 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
113 boys have been named Sou since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sou has 113 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1997.
- #16,634 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 113 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sou ranks #16,634 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,634 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sou's 113 recorded births place it above 63.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sou's full recorded timeline at 1989, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1997
- Peak year (1982)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Sou by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (57 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Sou's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 57 births (50% of all-time use).
Sou by state
Where Sou concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 57 | 50.4% |
57 of 113 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Sous (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1981–1997 (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 Sou 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.