Soso
given name · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/səsoʊ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Soso is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Algeria than in any other country.
- FRFrance≈1 in 21K(inferred from the name graph)
- MAMorocco≈1 in 4.9K
- DZAlgeria≈1 in 5.5K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Algeria (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 110 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 4.9K (inferred from the name graph)
≈7,800 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Morocco, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin
No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.
Sources 1
Attested across 18 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Soso counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DZ Algeria | ≈7,800 est. | ≈1 in 5.5K | — | Soso | 4 |
| MA Morocco | ≈7,300 est. | ≈1 in 4.9K | — | Soso | 7 |
| FR France | ≈3,300 est. | ≈1 in 21K | — | Soso | 110 |
| SY Syria | ≈760 est. | ≈1 in 25K | — | Soso | 5 |
| CM Cameroon | ≈420 est. | ≈1 in 67K | — | Soso | 1 |
| BE Belgium | ≈220 est. | ≈1 in 54K | — | Soso | 7 |
| PL Poland | 202 | 1 in 190K | 202 | — | — |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Soso is also recorded in 6 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In ibl, the breast, including the nipple, both of males and the female mammary, both in humans and animals; the milk from the mammary glands or its substitute
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In pmf, feel remorse or regret about something that one or another person has done, as with a financially disadvantageous purchase or sale
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In msk, to nurse (as a baby at its mothers breast)
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In agn, a kind of banana, small to medium size
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In mnb, suck, sip; to smoke (cigarettes)
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In srn, empty, hollow, inconsequential
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Soso Thamb. 1873A writer and poet that focused on Khasi morals and culture
- Soso Laghidzeb. 1936GEGeorgian actor
- Soso Pruidzeb. 1957GEGeorgian and Soviet football player and manager
- Soso Jachvlianib. 1958GEGeorgian actor. film director and sportsman (1958–2024)
- Soso Pavliashvillib. 1964GEGeorgian composer
- Soso Lipartelianib. 1971GEGeorgian judoka
- Soso Grishikashvilib. 1971GEGeorgian footballer
- Soso Palelashvilib. 1986ILIsraeli judoka
- Soso Jabidzeb. 1987GEOlympic wrestler
- Soso Matiashvilib. 1993GEGeorgian rugby union player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 29 sources across 17 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 2 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 2 | #389,195 |
Reference works 2
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Ethiopian name tokens (GitHub lehagere/ethiopian-names, 40/60 condominium list)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What are other forms of the name Soso?
- In the etymology graph, Jose, Joseph and Joe are forms of the same name in other languages; it is recorded as a short form of Ioseb.
- How do you pronounce Soso?
- A machine transcription gives /səsoʊ/ (IPA) for Arabic.
- Is Soso a male or female name?
- Soso is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
- In which country does Soso have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 7.8 thousand people named Soso in Algeria, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled soso.
- How common is the name Soso?
- In Poland, the national register counted 202 people named Soso in 2026, about 1 in 190 thousand residents.
What do you want to know about Soso?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/sosoThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Soso”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.