Names / Boy names
Soham
Current rank
#4,124
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,002
in 2010
First recorded
1992
in U.S. data
Children named
1,000
since 1992
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,002 in 2010 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(SO-hum): “I am,” drawn from spiritual tradition. I’ve always thought this was one of the most elegant modern Indian boy names because it is short, meaningful, and not overworked. It makes its debut in American naming data in 1992. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Roughly 1,000 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.