Entry № 2285 · Khmer, Cambodian origin

Sothea Sothea — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ soh-TAY-ah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Khmer, Cambodian

Meaning

"Perfect, accomplished (Khmer)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Khmer)

The meaning

A name that means "perfect, accomplished (khmer)".

Sothea (សុធា) means "perfect" or "accomplished" in Khmer — also borrowed from the Sanskrit sudhā (nectar, ambrosia). A traditional Cambodian feminine name.

Used widely in modern Cambodia.

Perfect. The Khmer.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

សុធា

Transliteration: Sothea
Pronunciation: / soʊˈθeɪ.ə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Sothea stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Sothea · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Sotheas before her.

Real people

Sothea

Common Cambodian name.

In fiction

Sothea

Common in Cambodian literature.

Names connected to Sothea.

Numerology

The number behind Sothea.

The Pioneer

Sothea reduces to one — the number of Khmer perfection.

Parents on Sothea

Why families chose this name.

"Khmer perfect. Six letters. Sothea."

Channary · Mother of one · Phnom Penh