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Sora

Sora: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“sky”
Origin
Japanese
Say it
SOR-ah · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (74% girls, 26% boys since 1880)

Japanese name meaning 'sky' when written with the appropriate character. It can have other meanings depending on kanji, but sky is the best-known use.

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How popular is Sora?

202449.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Sora in 2024162

2024 rank#1,967 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18802,299

Sora is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Sora

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Akirabright, clear · Japanese
  • Renlotus; love; connection · Japanese
  • Akarilight or brightness · Japanese
  • Koicarp · Japanese

Sora questions

What does the name Sora mean?

Sora means "sky". It comes from Japanese. Japanese name meaning 'sky' when written with the appropriate character. It can have other meanings depending on kanji, but sky is the best-known use.

Is Sora a boy or girl name?

Sora is used for both: about 74% of US babies named Sora since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Sora?

162 US babies were named Sora in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Sora?

Sora is usually pronounced SOR-ah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.