Sora
61% girls · 39% boys
About Sora
A smart and simple unisex Japanese name meaning "sky". It actually has a second nature meaning in Finnish, albeit a slightly less appealing one: "gravel".
Sora for girls#1959 US
A simple and pretty multicultural name: as a Japanese name, it's unisex and means "sky"; as a Korean name, it's feminine and means "conch shell".
Pronounced SOR-uh.
As of November 2026, Sora ranked #2250 for boys and #1959 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1994 for boys in 2022 and #1863 for girls in 2023, Nameberry popularity #905 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,116 | 25 | #2,579 | 69 |
| 2015 | #3,502 | 32 | #3,172 | 53 |
| 2016 | #4,301 | 24 | #3,316 | 49 |
| 2017 | #3,114 | 38 | #2,657 | 66 |
| 2018 | #2,985 | 40 | #2,360 | 78 |
| 2019 | #3,095 | 39 | #2,350 | 77 |
| 2020 | #3,404 | 33 | #2,214 | 82 |
| 2021 | #2,582 | 51 | #2,248 | 83 |
| 2022 | #1,994 | 77 | #2,101 | 92 |
| 2023 | #2,431 | 56 | #1,863 | 108 |
| 2024 | #2,300 | 62 | #1,972 | 100 |
| 2025 | #2,250 | 63 | #1,959 | 99 |
World rankings
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