Total births
7
Girls' name · since 1996
Soyoung
7 babies named Soyoung in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 7
- total births
- 1996–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Soyoung sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 7 recorded since 1996.
Soyoung has 7 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1996 to 1996.
- 7 total births
- 1996–1996 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
7 girls have been named Soyoung since 1996, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.
- 7
- total births
- 1996–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Soyoung was born in this single decade.
1996
Single peak year
7 babies were named Soyoung in 1996 - its busiest year on record.
Soyoung at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
1996
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Soyoung popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1996
- Peak year (1996)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Soyoung by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Soyoung's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Soyoung births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Soyoung? ▼
7 babies have been named Soyoung since 1996. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Soyoung most popular? ▼
Soyoung was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Soyoung been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Soyoung since 1996 -- 1 year through the most recent 1996 data.
What names are similar to Soyoung? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soyla, Soyini, Soyna. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1996–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Soyoung: Baby Name Since 1996 - 7 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/soyoung. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Soyoung 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 July 2026.