Sora Boy & girl

How popular is Sora?

#1,942 girl name in 2025

99 baby girls were named Sora in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular girl name. Another 63 boys got the name (#2,230 for boys).

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2,443living people named Sora (est.)
9median age of people named Sora
2,462babies named Sora since 1880
1 in 20,465US babies born in 2025

Sora popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,942 for girls (▲ 24 from 2024)
Babies in 202599 girls, 63 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+87% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,129 in 2015, #2,196 in 2020
Peak year2023 (108 girls)
Highest rank#1,850 in 2023
First recorded1972
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)37% boys, 63% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Sora is most popular

Babies named Sora per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (28 girls)
  2. Colorado: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
  3. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (77 girls)
  4. Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 girls)
  5. New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (35 girls)

Sora by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1970s61#5,426
1980s98#5,543
1990s147#4,323
2000s327#3,668
2010s602#2,331
2020s564#1,850

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Questions

Is Sora a boy or girl name?
Sora is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 37% of babies named Sora were boys and 63% were girls.
How popular is the name Sora?
99 baby girls were named Sora in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular girl name. Another 63 boys got the name (#2,230 for boys).
When was Sora most popular?
Sora peaked in 2023, when 108 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,850 in 2023.
How many people are named Sora?
2,462 babies have been named Sora in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,443 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
Where is Sora most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Sora was most common in New Jersey, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.