Recorded 1983–1985 Girls' name Peak 1985 34 births

Sorangel — girls' name

34 babies named Sorangel in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s34
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sorangel was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

21 babies were named Sorangel in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sorangel

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Sorangel between 1983 and 1985, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sorangel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sorangel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sorangel in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sorangel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sorangel at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

34

Since 1983

3 years of records

Peak year

1985

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1983

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1985

Sorangel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1983

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1985)
21
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
121416182022 19851983 13

Sorangel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
34 births that decade — 100% of Sorangel's all-time total
1980s34

Sorangel by state

Where Sorangel concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sorangel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 32.4%
#2 California
8 23.5%
#3 Texas
7 20.6%
New York share of Sorangel's total US births 32.4%
Even split

11 of 34 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sorangel?
34 babies have been named Sorangel since 1983. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1985 with 21 births.
When was Sorangel most popular?
Sorangel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Sorangel most popular?
The top states for the name Sorangel are New York (11 births), California (8 births), Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Sorangel been used?
Sorangel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 3 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Sorangel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soraya, Sora, Soren, Soraida, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.