Given name

Sosha

“resembling a graceful white lily”

Sosha is a variant of Shoshana. In Arabic use, Shoshana carries the interpretation “resembling a graceful white lily.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Sosha is a variant of Shoshana. In Arabic use, Shoshana carries the interpretation “resembling a graceful white lily.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Sosha through the years

Babies since 1880
155
0 boys · 155 girls
Most popular year
1988
19 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
051015198020002025Highest share 19880.0
Sosha in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1977–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 203 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Sosha’s family of names

Sosha has a related form in Shoshana. Sosha has a related form in Sacha.

Walk Sosha’s family in the name graph

SoshaShoshanaSacha

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Sosha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Russian · Nickname-names

Sasha

“helper and defender of people”

57FamiliarSteady

8% boys · 92% girls

 

Misha

“who is like God?”

34RareEasing

20% boys · 80% girls

English

Sable

“one who is sleek”

35RareRising fast

5% boys · 95% girls

Biblical

Susana

“resembling a graceful white lily”

37RareEasing

>99% girls

Germanic languages

Alisha

Alisha is a feminine given name from Germanic.

46UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Dasha

“a gift of God”

38RareRising

>99% girls

 

Shaina

“beautiful” · “a beautiful woman”

36RareSteady

>99% girls

Russian

Natasha

“born on Christmas Day”

47UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Sosha’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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