Soma

Popularity Trends

The name Soma is the #7,519 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 220 recorded births since 1973. This represents the 2.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,461 (2.7% percentile) for all time with 125 births since 2003. For girls, it ranks #5,621 (1.6% percentile) for all time with 95 births since 1973.

Soma first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1973 (1973 for girls and 2003 for boys). Birth data for Soma is available in 20 out of the 51 years between 1973 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Soma has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (56.8% of all recorded births). In 2023, 46.7% of babies named Soma were boys. Interestingly, until around 2007, the name was more popular for girls (73.3% girls from 1973 to 2006), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (68.1% boys from 2007 to 2023).

For boys, Soma reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 1.0% percentile (ranked #915) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 7 births per million (ranked 1.0% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Soma ranks #909 for boys (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 51.1% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Soma reached its peak popularity in 1998, achieving the 0.3% percentile (ranked #871) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Soma is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #944 (0.3% percentile) with 5 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Soma".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

1998

First Recorded

1973

Peak Percentile

0.3%

Current Percentile

0.3%

Peak Rank

#871

Current Rank

#944

Female statistics

Total Births

125

Peak Births

Peak Year

2022

First Recorded

2003

Peak Percentile

1.0%

Current Percentile

0.2%

Peak Rank

#915

Current Rank

#909

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Soma", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Soma.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Soma's popularity from 1970 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Soma at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Soma range from Whitten at 90.3% correlation to Strider at 88.5% correlation, with an average correlation level of 89.1%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Musa with 4.9K births (99% boys) and the least popular is Anael with 242 births (77% girls).

Soma's share of births peaked at 11.4 births per million in 2022 (4.6 for girls in 1998 and 7.5 for boys in 2022). It reached its lowest point of 2.4 births per million (21% of peak) in 2004. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Soma had 8.4 births per million, 74% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Whitten

469

90.32% (very strong)

Sora

2,136

89.40% (very strong)

Nirvana

1,478

89.34% (very strong)

Anael

242

89.33% (very strong)

Zinnia

2,337

89.28% (very strong)

Safwan

837

89.27% (very strong)

Gryffin

1,014

88.78% (very strong)

Musa

4,915

88.76% (very strong)

Emiliana

3,036

88.68% (very strong)

Sama

1,461

88.66% (very strong)

Zhara

321

88.57% (very strong)

Strider

408

88.46% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Soma

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Soma. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 79.1% confident that Soma is pronounced as SOH-muh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is SOH-mah, at 20.9% confidence, with 2 syllables.

SOH-muh

79.1%

SOH-mah

20.9%

SOH-muh (2 syllables)

79.1% confidence

S OW1 M AH0

SOH-mah (2 syllables)

Verified

20.9% confidence

S OW1 M AA0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like S OW1 M AH0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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