Recorded 1989–2023 Girls' name Peak 2010 258 births

Sorcha — girls' name

258 babies named Sorcha in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s602000s932010s772020s23
2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Sorcha was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

15 babies were named Sorcha in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sorcha

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Sorcha between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sorcha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sorcha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sorcha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sorcha 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 258 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.

Sorcha at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

258

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

2010

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sorcha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2010)
15
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 202320192014200920052001199519911989 5

Sorcha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
93 births that decade — 36% of Sorcha's all-time total
1980s51990s602000s932010s772020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sorcha?
258 babies have been named Sorcha since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2010 with 15 births.
When was Sorcha most popular?
Sorcha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Sorcha been used?
Sorcha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sorcha?
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, 1989–2023 (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.