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Girl name

Somalia

/səˈmɑliə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2007

Somalia has been given to about 114 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/səˈmɑliə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 111
Median age today33 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Somalia per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1993 · 43
  • Born in 20250
  • All time114

How popular is Somalia?

Its best year was 1993, when 43 babies were given the name, ranking 2822nd. The typical living American called Somalia is about 33 years old today.

Names that sound like Somalia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rosalia0.79
  2. Oralia0.79
  3. Malia0.75
  4. Amalia0.75
  5. Samaria0.75
  6. Maria0.64
  7. Sophia0.64
  8. Sofia0.64

Middle names for Somalia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Somalia Rose0.85
  2. Somalia Louise0.85
  3. Somalia June0.84
  4. Somalia Pearl0.84
  5. Somalia Quinn0.84
  6. Somalia Nell0.84

Sibling names for Somalia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Codybrother · 0.50
  2. Ravensister · 0.47
  3. Biancasister · 0.47
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.46
  5. Aracelisister · 0.44
  6. Kylebrother · 0.43

Where Somalia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Somalia White0.80
    2. Somalia Reyes0.80
    3. Somalia Nguyen0.80
    4. Somalia Moore0.80
    5. Somalia Lee0.80
    6. Somalia Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Somalia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.