MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Soham mean?
Soham comes from the Sanskrit phrase so aham, “I am that”. It is used in contemplative practice to express the relation between the individual self and ultimate reality.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सोहम
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Soham in Indian usage
2,017 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 250 |
| 1950s | 246 |
| 1960s | 231 |
| 1970s | 439 |
| 1980s | 582 |
| Other decades | 269 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 2,017 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Soham / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Soham; Table_6, C6404 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Soham; Table_6, C6404
- Wiktionary: सोऽहम् ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Wiktionary: सोहम ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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