Sohum
Boy · SOH-hum · Sanskrit
Sohum is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “I am that”. In 2025 it ranked 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Sohum mean?
Sanskrit: from the mantra so'ham
“I am that”
From So'ham, a Hindu meditation mantra expressing the unity of the self with the universal spirit.
- Say it
- SOH-hum
Is Sohum a girl's or a boy's name?
Sohum is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sohum in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 4 boys.
Sohum in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Sohum in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Sohum, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Sohum in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sohum in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,590 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,711 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 35 | #3,180 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,846 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,791 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,225 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
Names like Sohum
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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