Given name & surname
Sohan
“a handsome man”
Sohan is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sohan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 931
- 931 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #3,932 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,932 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 67 in 2008. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,376 as a first name in 2020; 317 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sohan’s family of names
Sohan has a related form in Sohail. Sohan has a related form in Sohil.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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