How Many People Are Named Sohum?
An estimated 559 people in the United States have the first name Sohum. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Sohum peaked in popularity in 2009 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sohum 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 Sohum paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
559
About 1 in 613,156 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2009
42 births
Total Registered
565
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sohum
Sohum is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 565 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sohum as a male name
Ranked #7,644 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (42 births)
Sohum: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sohum span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 234 babies were registered. While Sohum is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sohum by Decade
How has Sohum 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.
Sohum by State
Birth registrations for Sohum span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in Illinois, Texas, New Jersey. On average, about 31 Sohums were registered per state.
Sohum + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sohum as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sohum: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sohum?
We estimate approximately 559 people named Sohum 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 613,156 Americans share this first name.
Is Sohum a common name?
Sohum is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 565 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sohum most popular?
Sohum reached peak popularity in 2009, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sohum is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sohum a male name?
Sohum is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sohum Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sohum Smith, Sohum Johnson, Sohum 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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