Sora

Meaning: Varies with the kanji; often sky
Origin: Japanese

Meaning: Conch shell
Origin: Korean — From the word sora

Girl's name · #1959 in the US (2025) · Trending

61% girls · 39% boys — Sora is also given to boys: 63 in 2025, about 39% in recent years. Sora →

Popularity over time

Sora is climbing: on the charts since 1972, it is ranked #1959 in 2025, with about 100 girls given the name last year. Roughly 1,800 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#710 in Switzerland (2025) · #845 in Netherlands (2025) · #2,131 in Canada (2025) · #3,252 in France (2025) · #3,705 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,273 in Austria (2024) · #9,768 in Ecuador (2024) · #2,462 in Sweden (2020).

Famous Soras

Sora Amamiya — Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1993)
Sora Tokui — Japanese voice actress, singer, and manga artist (born 1989)
Sora Choi — South Korean fashion model (born 1992)
Sora Ma — Malaysian actress (born 1984)
Sora bint Saud Al Saud — Saudi Arabian princess, entrepreneur, and philanthropist

In stories & tradition

Sora Takenouchi — Digimon Adventure (anime series)
Sora Naegino^id — Kaleido Star (anime series)

What Soras become

Among 97 notable people named Sora:

Entertainers appear 2.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sora Amamiya, Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1993).

Similar names: Kaori · Solei · Meira · Mei · Saya · Yuna

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