Socrates
Meaning
from Greek sos, 'whole, safe', and kratos, 'power'; borne by the Athenian philosopher, and kept alive as Socrates and Sócrates across generations of Mexican and Latin American families
Popularity, 1890–2024
Socrates does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
The Socrates deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Socrates truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Socrates fits with your family’s names and surname.
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