Is Sora a boy or girl name?

Sora is a unisex name. Of the 2,462 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 73.1% were girls and 26.9% were boys.

Sora

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Sora was most popular in 2022, when 169 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,530 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,556, with 162 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,462 people named Sora.

Sora over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sora’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sora a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sora is a unisex name — 73.1% of the 2,462 Americans given it were girls and 26.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 63% girls and 37% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sora

Where Sora is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org