How Many People Are Named Sohan?
An estimated 894 people in the United States have the first name Sohan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Sohan peaked in popularity in 2008 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sohan 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 Sohan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
894
About 1 in 383,394 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2008
67 births
Total Registered
903
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sohan
Sohan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 903 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sohan as a male name
Ranked #4,044 in 2024
27 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (67 births)
Sohan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sohan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 394 babies were registered. Sohan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sohan by Decade
How has Sohan 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.
Sohan by State
Birth registrations for Sohan span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 29 Sohans were registered per state.
Sohan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sohan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sohan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sohan?
We estimate approximately 894 people named Sohan 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 383,394 Americans share this first name.
Is Sohan a common name?
Sohan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 903 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sohan most popular?
Sohan reached peak popularity in 2008, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sohan is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sohan a male name?
Sohan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sohan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sohan Smith, Sohan Johnson, Sohan 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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