Boy · Greek
Sotirios
Say it: so-TEE-ree-os
Meaning
From Greek sōtēr 'saviour'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A modern Greek name referring to Christ as Saviour.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 264 babies given this name since 1967
- At its height in 1977, about 1 in 117,400 boys
- 5 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Sotiris
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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