Sora
Boy name · #2256 in 2025 · Very rare
Sora is currently the #2256 boy name in the United States — 63 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3431, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Put differently, about 1 of every 28,571 American boys born in 2025 carries the name.
The 21-year story
Sora first appears in the Social Security records in 2004, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 77 babies and a rank of #1981. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Sora per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sora in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sora is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Sora will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Sora is most common
State-level data for Sora is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Sora
Statistically, parents drawn to Sora tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Soul, Kota, Shia, Essa, and Mecca.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sora | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #2230 |
| 2024 | 62 | #2288 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2416 |
| 2022 | 77 | #1981 |
| 2021 | 51 | #2552 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3344 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3052 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2943 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3071 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4199 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3431 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4014 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4804 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5482 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8767 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5251 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6095 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6763 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6622 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6460 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8299 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11356 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sora a popular boy name?
Sora ranked #2256 among boys in 2025 with 63 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3431.
When was the name Sora most popular?
Sora peaked in 2022, when 77 American boys received the name (ranked #1981 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sora?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 28,571 newborn American boys was named Sora. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.