Unisex name · since 1972
Sora
1,799 babies named Sora in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,062 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,950 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,799
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,799 babies have been named Sora since 1972, making it today's #1950 unisex name.
Sora has 1,799 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1950 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #5,062 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,950 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,799 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sora ranks #5,062 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,950 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,799 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,062 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,950 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,799
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sora's 1,799 recorded births place it above 93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sora compares
1,799 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sora's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,799 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sora's full recorded timeline at 1999, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 108 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sora popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Sora popularity over time - boys
663 total births recorded since 2004 (Sora as boys' name)
Sora by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (602 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Sora's strongest decade.
602 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 61
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 98
1980s
98 births
- 1990s 147
1990s
147 births
- 2000s
2000s
327 births
- 2010s
2010s
602 births
- 2020s
2020s
564 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 602 births (33% of all-time use).
How Sora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sora's total volume
Sora by state
Where Sora concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 210 | 11.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 205 | 11.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 137 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 39 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 28 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 13 | 0.7% |
210 of 1,799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Sora appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sora's data
- Sora's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (602 total births) through the 2020s (564) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Soras (210 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sora draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.