Sokhna
Al-'Ain al-Sokhna is a town in the Suez Governorate, lying on the western shore of the Red Sea's Gulf of Suez. It is situated 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of Suez and approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Cairo.
Meaning & Origin of Sokhna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Al-'Ain al-Sokhna is a town in the Suez Governorate, lying on the western shore of the Red Sea's Gulf of Suez. It is situated 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of Suez and approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Cairo.
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Origin & history
The Story of Sokhna
The earliest SSA record of Sokhna as a baby girl name dates back to 1993, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Sokhna — #5,419 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Sokhnas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,498 among baby girl names with 23 births, rising sharply (+69% over the past five years). In total, more than 341 Sokhnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sokhna
Sokhna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 341 births in the dataset. Sokhna's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #5,419. Use the chart and map above to compare Sokhna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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