How Many People Are Named Socrates?
An estimated 499 people in the United States have the first name Socrates. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Socrates peaked in popularity in 1922 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Socrates as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Socrates paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
499
About 1 in 686,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1922
17 births
Total Registered
725
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Socrates
Socrates is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 725 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Socrates as a male name
Ranked #7,688 in 2022
11 male births in 2022
Peak: 1922 (17 births)
Socrates: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Socrates span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 113 babies were registered. Socrates has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Socrates by Decade
How has Socrates tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Socrates by State
Birth registrations for Socrates span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Massachusetts, California, New York. On average, about 17 Socratess were registered per state.
Socrates + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Socrates as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Socrates
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Socrates: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Socrates?
We estimate approximately 499 people named Socrates are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 686,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Socrates a common name?
Socrates is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 725 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Socrates most popular?
Socrates reached peak popularity in 1922, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Socrates is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Socrates a male name?
Socrates is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Socrates Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Socrates Smith, Socrates Johnson, Socrates Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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