Sora**

#3,905 most common girls' name of all time · #6,667 across all names · 27% male / 73% female · used 1972–2025 · genuinely unisex

Rank among girls

#3,905

Rank overall

#6,667 of 105,966

First appeared

1972

Years on the list

54 of 146

All-time

2,462

Since 2016

1,317

Peak year

2022 #2,093

Best rank

#1,862 2023

Girls Boys peak 169/yr

Sora first appears in 1972. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year	Girls	Boys	Total	Rank
2025	99	63	162	#1,950
2024	100	62	162	#1,968
2023	108	56	164	#1,862
2022	92	77	169	#2,093
2021	83	51	134	#2,243
2020	82	33	115	#2,206
2019	77	39	116	#2,339
2018	78	40	118	#2,349
2017	66	38	104	#2,650
2016	49	24	73	#3,299
2015	53	32	85	#3,146
2014	69	25	94	#2,577
2013	36	19	55	#4,109
2012	53	16	69	#3,148
2011	52	8	60	#3,191
2010	69	17	86	#2,625
2009	35	14	49	#4,309
2008	39	12	51	#4,039
2007	38	12	50	#4,074
2006	42	12	54	#3,699
2005	36	8	44	#3,976
2004	33	5	38	#4,234
2003	33	—	33	#4,074
2002	22	—	22	#5,332
2001	26	—	26	#4,620
2000	23	—	23	#5,073
1999	12	—	12	#7,934
1998	23	—	23	#4,732
1997	11	—	11	#7,987
1996	17	—	17	#5,639
1995	11	—	11	#7,785
1994	8	—	8	#9,988
1993	17	—	17	#5,575
1992	16	—	16	#5,882
1991	23	—	23	#4,446
1990	9	—	9	#8,855
1989	13	—	13	#6,365
1988	7	—	7	#9,775
1987	7	—	7	#9,316
1986	11	—	11	#6,454
1985	9	—	9	#7,344
1984	11	—	11	#6,181
1983	10	—	10	#6,551
1982	8	—	8	#7,950
1981	10	—	10	#6,670
1980	12	—	12	#5,833
1979	12	—	12	#5,682
1978	6	—	6	#9,279
1977	11	—	11	#5,826
1976	8	—	8	#7,147
1975	8	—	8	#7,041
1974	5	—	5	#9,770
1973	5	—	5	#9,412
1972	6	—	6	#8,253