Sotero is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “rescuer, saviour/savior.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Sotero at a glance
Gender
Boy name
Origin
Spanish
Meaning
“rescuer, saviour/savior”
About the name Sotero
Sotero belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “rescuer, saviour/savior” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sotero first appears in Social Security records in 1912. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1909 in 1947, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 786 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.