How Many People Are Named Socrates?
people named Socrates are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 703,261 people in the US has this name
Based on 725 babies named Socrates in Social Security records from 1914 to 2022, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
17 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name Ξ£ΟΞΊΟΞ±ΟΞ·Ο (Sokrates), which was derived from ΟΟΟ (sos) "whole, unwounded, safe" and ΞΊΟΞ±ΟΞΏΟ (kratos) "power". This was the name of an important Greek philosopher. He left no writings of his own; virtually everything that we know of his beliefs comes from his pupil Plato. He was sentenced to death for impiety.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Socrates in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Socrates alive today is about 33 years old, and 48% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 20 and 45 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Socrates first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1922, to 17 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2022.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2022
π Rank History
Socrates has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,989, in 1931.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,989 (1931) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,094 in the 1990s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Socrates alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Socrates were born in California than in any other state: about 21 of those alive today.
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