Socrates

SAHK-ruh-teez /ˈsɑːkɹɐˌtiːz/
boy 3 syllables fading

Socrates is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1922 and has since faded.

Socrates is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Socrates was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1922 (17 births).

About the name Socrates

PronunciationSAHK-ruh-teez /ˈsɑːkɹɐˌtiːz/
17peak births 1922
1914first in SSA data

Names similar to Socrates

How popular is Socrates?

Boys named Socrates
19141920194019601980200020202022
Boys named Socrates per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–2022 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2022) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Socrates total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20221111#7,692
202188#9,575
202055#13,761
201955#13,856
201888#9,542
201577#10,468
20141010#8,045
201377#10,572
201288#9,581
201177#10,615
201066#11,989
20091111#7,617
20081111#7,626
200788#9,648
200677#10,502
200599#8,199
20041212#6,459
200299#7,552
20011212#5,960
20001212#5,858
19991515#4,726
19981414#4,835
199710—#6,026
19968—#7,030
199511—#5,453
199411—#5,404
19939—#6,158
199212—#4,821
199110—#5,458
199013—#4,369
19899—#5,536
198811—#4,414
198710—#4,531
19868—#5,265
198511—#4,016
19846—#6,219
198311—#3,840
198214—#3,261
19818—#4,900
19806—#6,146
19797—#5,288
19788—#4,508
19777—#5,047
19766—#5,506
19759—#3,908
19746—#5,152
19735—#5,780
197211—#3,127
19718—#3,920
19707—#4,180
19696—#4,344
19689—#3,077
19659—#2,958
19646—#3,979
19638—#3,286
19626—#3,981
19577—#3,518
19406—#3,422
19366—#3,500
193512—#2,233
19345—#4,137
19336—#3,591
19325—#4,220
193115—#1,989
193014—#2,162
192914—#2,187
19289—#3,050
192710—#2,887
192611—#2,711
192511—#2,730
192410—#3,001
192312—#2,596
192217—#2,026
192110—#2,963
19206—#4,216
19198—#3,351
19187—#3,671
19179—#2,923
19165—#4,440
19157—#3,355
19145—#3,693