Recorded 1986–2021 Unisex name Peak 2017 29 births

Sovanna — unisex name

29 babies named Sovanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s62000s62010s122020s5
2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Sovanna was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sovanna in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sovanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Sovanna between 1986 and 2021, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sovanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Sovanna is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sovanna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sovanna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sovanna 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 29 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.

Sovanna at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

29

Since 1986

36 years of records

Peak year

2017

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1986

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2021

Sovanna popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1986

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2017)
7
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20212017201120081986 6

Sovanna popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1989 (Sovanna as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1989 6

Sovanna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 41% of Sovanna's all-time total
1980s62000s62010s122020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sovanna?
29 babies have been named Sovanna since 1986. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2017 with 7 births.
When was Sovanna most popular?
Sovanna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Is Sovanna a unisex name?
Yes, Sovanna is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 29 births, and as a boy's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Sovanna been used?
Sovanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 36 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Sovanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sovereign, Sovanny, Soveida, Sovilla. 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, 1986–2021 (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.