Is Sotero a boy or girl name?

Sotero is a boy’s name. Of the 786 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Sotero

Recorded 1912–2019 · United States

Sotero was most popular in 1947, when 17 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,020 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 786 people named Sotero.

Sotero over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sotero’s peak in 1947. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sotero a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sotero is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 786 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 Sotero

Where Sotero is most concentrated

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

Texas 12.7×

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