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Sotho names - Baby names with the origin Sotho

6
Sotho names
2
Boys' names
0
Girls' names
1
In 3+ countries' charts
Boys 33% Girls 0% Unisex 67%
Showing 6 of 6 names
Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Neo New (Greek),Gift (Tswana) Greek, Sotho, Tswana Unisex 2,717 #1
Kagiso Peace Sotho, Tswana Boy
Katlego Success; achievement Sotho, Tswana Unisex
Resego Blessing Sotho, Tswana Unisex
Tefu Uncertain; likely a Sotho/Tswana diminutive or nickname, possibly from Tefo or Tefelo. Sotho, Tswana Boy
Tumi Often a diminutive of names meaning "faith" or "belief" (from Tumelo); can also relate to "praise" (from Tumisang) Sotho, Tswana Unisex

Sotho name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Sotho-origin name in our dataset.

6
Names in this origin
1
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
411
Peak year 2021

People also ask about Sotho baby names

Sotho is the #7 largest origin with 6 names — 0% of our entire catalogue. It exceeds English (19,985), Sanskrit (8,364), Hebrew (6,132). Split: 2 for boys, 0 for girls, 4 unisex.
1 Sotho names appear in official birth registries across 3 or more countries. The most internationally widespread include: Neo (11 countries). We track Sotho popularity across 4 countries: United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany.