babyNamedSohan
“variant of Johan: God is gracious”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Indian origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 65th
- births in 2023–2025
- 2,975
- babies born in France
- 1 in 617
- +5% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2022
Meaning and origin of Sohan
Sohan is thought to mean “variant of Johan: God is gracious” and is of Indian origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Sohan in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2022.
- Over recent years, Sohan has been rising (+5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sohan every 1.4 schools, all spellings combined.
Sohan in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
18 babies in 3 years1 boy in 45,908
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
70 babies in 3 years1 boy in 73,451+1.3% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Sohan, Sohân and Sohän are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Sohân20
- Sohän5
- Soan (in French)2,600
- Soann (in French)390
- Sohann280
- Soän (in French)80
- Sohaan10
- Soanh5
- Söan (in French)5
- Soänn (in French)5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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