How Many People Are Named Sotero?
An estimated 518 people in the United States have the first name Sotero. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Sotero peaked in popularity in 1947 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sotero 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 Sotero paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
518
About 1 in 661,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1947
17 births
Total Registered
786
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sotero
Sotero is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 786 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sotero as a male name
Ranked #13,854 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1947 (17 births)
Sotero: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sotero span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 103 babies were registered. Sotero has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sotero by Decade
How has Sotero 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.
Sotero by State
Sotero + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sotero as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sotero: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sotero?
We estimate approximately 518 people named Sotero 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 661,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Sotero a common name?
Sotero is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 786 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sotero most popular?
Sotero reached peak popularity in 1947, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sotero is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sotero a male name?
Sotero is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sotero Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sotero Smith, Sotero Johnson, Sotero 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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