Sotero
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning savior; from soter.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Sotero by the numbers
Sotero was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 1947, making it a 1940s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sotero. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Severostrict, severe; masculine form of severus5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean salvation
Like Sotero, each of these has salvation in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Joshuathe Lord is salvation8,251 in the US (2017)
- Isaiahsalvation of the Lord7,170 in the US (2017)
- Jesusgod is salvation2,741 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- Josuegod is salvation; a form of Joshua1,532 in the US (2017)
- Ellisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias582 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Sotero
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