Sora
Sora is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Sora
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sora is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Sora
As a girl name
American parents first put Sora on the record books as a girl name in 1972, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 109 Soras were born — ranking #1,851 that year. About 36% of every Sora on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sora ranks #1,851 for girls with 109 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Sora as a boy name dates back to 2004, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 77 newborns named Sora — #1,981 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Sora on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sora ranks #2,095 for boys with 72 births, rising sharply (+67% over the past five years). All told, over 741 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Sora
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About the name Sora
Sora is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Sora's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,850. Use the chart and map above to compare Sora's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.