Sora
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- SOR-ah
- Origin
- Japanese
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,942 for girls
Unisex
Sora is a name of Japanese origin, meaning “sky”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 1,942nd for girls in the US (99 babies).
What does Sora mean?
Japanese: Japanese word, also written with other characters
“sky”
Most often written with the Japanese character for sky; also the hero of the Kingdom Hearts video games.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Sora a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sora has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 6 boys in the UK and 99 girls and 63 boys in the US.
How popular is Sora in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 171% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Sora, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 8 girls. 6 boys were also named Sora in 2025 (3,329th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sora in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 50% of the babies named Sora in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Sora in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Sora in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,942among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 99about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 99 girls in the US were named Sora, making it the 1,942nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,196th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 108 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972. 63 boys were also named Sora in 2025 (2,230th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sora in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 87% of the babies named Sora in the US in 2004, and 61% in 2025.
Sora in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #1,942 |
| 2024 | 100 | #1,966 |
| 2023 | 108 | #1,850 |
| 2022 | 92 | #2,087 |
| 2021 | 83 | #2,233 |
| 2020 | 82 | #2,196 |
| 2019 | 77 | #2,331 |
| 2018 | 78 | #2,334 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,635 |
| 2016 | 49 | #3,280 |
| 2015 | 53 | #3,129 |
| 2014 | 69 | #2,558 |
| 2013 | 36 | #4,074 |
| 2012 | 53 | #3,133 |
| 2011 | 52 | #3,172 |
| 2010 | 69 | #2,614 |
| 2009 | 35 | #4,268 |
| 2008 | 39 | #4,005 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4,049 |
| 2006 | 42 | #3,668 |
| 2005 | 36 | #3,938 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4,168 |
| 2003 | 33 | #4,030 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 26 | #4,559 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,323 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
Names like Sora
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Sora
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sora: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sora, updated 20 October 2026.