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Sora

Girl

Meaning of Sora: Japanese: 'sky'

Sora is a girl's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1324th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1324

162 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,462

First recorded 1972 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 17 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 23 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 23 babies20002001: 26 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 33 babies2004: 38 babies2005: 44 babies2006: 54 babies2007: 50 babies2008: 51 babies2009: 49 babies2010: 86 babies20102011: 60 babies2012: 69 babies2013: 55 babies2014: 94 babies2015: 85 babies2016: 73 babies2017: 104 babies2018: 118 babies2019: 116 babies2020: 115 babies20202021: 134 babies2022: 169 babies2023: 164 babies2024: 162 babies2025: 162 babies
US babies named Sora per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 169.

Gender split

27% boys · 73% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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