Sota
#11,354 most common boys' name of all time · #28,975 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1997–2025
Rank among boys
#11,354
Rank overall
#28,975 of 105,966
First appeared
1997
Years on the list
23 of 146
All-time
214
Since 2016
104
Peak year
2015 #4,511
Best rank
#4,511 2015
Girls
Boys
peak 22/yr
Sota first appears in 1997. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 15 | 15 | #6,012 |
| 2024 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,381 |
| 2023 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,463 |
| 2022 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,427 |
| 2021 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,393 |
| 2020 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,168 |
| 2019 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,575 |
| 2018 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,926 |
| 2017 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,899 |
| 2016 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,971 |
| 2015 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,511 |
| 2014 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,397 |
| 2013 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,147 |
| 2012 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,582 |
| 2011 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,638 |
| 2010 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,324 |
| 2009 | — | 10 | 10 | #8,103 |
| 2008 | — | 10 | 10 | #8,133 |
| 2007 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,441 |
| 2006 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,315 |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,551 |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,923 |
| 1997 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,236 |