Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Sorcha

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Intelligent

Pronunciation

s(o)-rcha, sor-cha

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #7865, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #11932, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
20257
2024–
20237
20225
20216
20205
20197
2018–
201713
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #585, 44 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20253
20244
20234
20224
20219
20209
20198
20188
20179
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #5520, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
20143

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #76, 71 births); most recent 2025 (rank #276, 15 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202515
202415
20239
202218
20215
202016
201915
201811
201714
201618

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #324, 10 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202510
20245
20234
20224
20215
2020–
2019–
20187
20174
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #98, 23 births); most recent 2024 (rank #253, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20246
2023–
2022–
20215
20205
20194
20188
20175
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence