Is Soham a boy or girl name?

Soham is a boy’s name. Of the 1,074 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Soham

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Soham was most popular in 2010, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,522 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,074 people named Soham.

Soham over time

Births per year. The dot marks Soham’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Soham a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Soham is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,074 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Soham

Where Soham is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org