Sorrel
Girl · SOR-el · English
Sorrel is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “sorrel herb; reddish-brown”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Sorrel mean?
English: plant name, from Old French surele, from sur 'sour'
“sorrel herb; reddish-brown”
English name of a sour-leaved herb; the word also describes a reddish-brown horse.
- Say it
- SOR-el
More on Wiktionary.
Is Sorrel a girl's or a boy's name?
Sorrel is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 10 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sorrel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Sorrel, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sorrel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Sorrel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 14 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
How popular is Sorrel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Sorrel, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 15,083rd. It first appears in the records in 1973.
2025 had the most girls named Sorrel of any year since it first appeared, in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Sorrel in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sorrel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
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