Sorcha
Sorcha is a name with multiple cultural origins: Irish, Scottish Gaelic.
- Irish
- Scottish Gaelic
Meaning & Origin of Sorcha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sorcha is a name with multiple cultural origins: Irish, Scottish Gaelic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
- Scottish Gaelic
The Story of Sorcha
American parents first put Sorcha on the record books as a baby girl name in 1989, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 15 Sorchas were born — ranking #7,880 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Sorchas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 258 Sorchas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sorcha
Sorcha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 258 births in the dataset. Sorcha's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #7,880. Use the chart and map above to compare Sorcha'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.