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Sorcha

/ˈsɔɹkə/ · 100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Sorcha has been given to about 265 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2010, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsɔɹkə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 262
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sorcha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2010 · 15
  • Born in 20257
  • All time265
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Sorcha?

Its best year was 2010, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 8237th. The typical living American called Sorcha is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Sorcha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dortha0.75
  2. Porsha0.75
  3. Zora0.66
  4. Orpha0.66
  5. Soraya0.64
  6. Doretha0.63
  7. Dorotha0.63
  8. Otha0.62

Middle names for Sorcha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sorcha Josephine0.84
  2. Sorcha Rose0.83
  3. Sorcha Louise0.83
  4. Sorcha June0.82
  5. Sorcha Pearl0.82
  6. Sorcha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sorcha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.78
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.77
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.77
  4. Ilianasister · 0.76
  5. Hanasister · 0.76
  6. Mustafabrother · 0.76

Where Sorcha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sorcha White0.78
    2. Sorcha Reyes0.78
    3. Sorcha Nguyen0.78
    4. Sorcha Moore0.78
    5. Sorcha Lee0.78
    6. Sorcha Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sorcha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. Ireland1998–2019
    5. France1900–2025
    6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.