Recorded 1997–2012 Girls' name Peak 2003 80 births

Sowmya — girls' name

80 babies named Sowmya in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s612010s6
2000s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Sowmya was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sowmya in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sowmya

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Sowmya between 1997 and 2012, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sowmya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sowmya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sowmya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sowmya 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 80 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.

Sowmya at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

80

Since 1997

16 years of records

Peak year

2003

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1997

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2012

Sowmya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1997

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2003)
11
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 20122009200820072006200420032002200119981997 6

Sowmya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
61 births that decade — 76% of Sowmya's all-time total
1990s132000s612010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sowmya?
80 babies have been named Sowmya since 1997. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2003 with 11 births.
When was Sowmya most popular?
Sowmya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Sowmya been used?
Sowmya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 16 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Sowmya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sowsan. 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, 1997–2012 (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.