Names / Girl names
Sorcha
Current rank
#13,015
holding steady
All-time peak
#8,066
in 1994
First recorded
1989
in U.S. data
Children named
265
since 1989
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #8,066 in 1994 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Sorcha first appears in 1989. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 265 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.