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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

So

Used in both girl and boy records

So appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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So by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDSo as a girl’s nameUS records 1979–1993
#29919girl rank1993peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDSo as a boy’s nameUS records 2017–2017
#38371boy rank2017peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of So in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19938 uses#805719791979–19938 listed years
Boy20175 uses#1222620172017–20171 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.