Girls' name · since 1989
Sorcha
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 265 babies named Sorcha, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,333 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 265
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sorcha currently ranks #12333 among girls' names in America, with 265 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Sorcha recorded 265 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #12333 nationally today, ahead of 29% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #17,048 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,333 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 265 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sorcha ranks #17,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,333 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 265 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,333 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 265
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sorcha's 265 recorded births place it above 76.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Sorcha compares
265 42nd percentile among 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
Sorcha's all-time total is 30% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sorcha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 265 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sorcha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sorcha's full recorded timeline at 2007, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sorcha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Sorcha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (93 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Sorcha's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sorcha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 93 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sorcha's data
- Sorcha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Sorcha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Sorcha 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.