How Many People Are Named Sorcha?
people named Sorcha are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,304,522 people in the US has this name
Based on 265 babies named Sorcha in Social Security records from 1989 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
15 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "radiant" in Gaelic. It is sometimes used as an Irish form of Sarah.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Sorcha in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sorcha alive today is about 18 years old, and 84% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 25 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sorcha first appears in the records in 1989 and was given most often in 2010, to 15 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1989 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sorcha has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #8,060, in 1994. In 2025 it ranked #13,010.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,010 |
| Best rank | #8,060 (1994) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #10,655 in the 2000s |
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