Recorded 1930–1987 Boys' name Peak 1980 36 births

Sorrell — boys' name

36 babies named Sorrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101980s26
1980s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Sorrell was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sorrell in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sorrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Sorrell between 1930 and 1987, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sorrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sorrell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sorrell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sorrell 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 36 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.

Sorrell at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

36

Since 1930

58 years of records

Peak year

1980

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1930

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1987

Sorrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1930

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1980)
9
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Sorrell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
26 births that decade — 72% of Sorrell's all-time total
1930s101980s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sorrell?
36 babies have been named Sorrell since 1930. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1980 with 9 births.
When was Sorrell most popular?
Sorrell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Sorrell been used?
Sorrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 58 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Sorrell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soren, Sora, Sorin, Sorren, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1930–1987 (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.