Girls' name · since 1977
Sorah
200 babies named Sorah in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
200 girls have been named Sorah since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sorah has 200 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2024.
- #19,835 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 200 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sorah ranks #19,835 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sorah's 200 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sorah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sorah's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sorah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Sorah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (61 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Sorah's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Sorah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 61 births (31% of all-time use).
Sorah by state
Where Sorah concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8 | 4.0% |
8 of 200 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sorah's data
- Sorah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sorahs (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sorah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1977–2024 (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 Sorah 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.