Socrates is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #13756 in 2020 with 5 recorded births. This places Socrates in the bottom 2% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1999 with 15 births ranking #4726. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 37.5%. In 2020, approximately 1 in every 345,013 boys born was named Socrates. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.