Sorcha
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning bright; radiant.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
Sorcha by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Sorcha. In the US, 13 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sorcha. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sorayaprincess or star constellation76 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sachadefender of mankind; a form of alexander36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Saschadefender of mankind; a diminutive of Alexander21 in the US (2017)
- Spruhadesire or longing12 in the US (2017)
- Sorinastern and serious; a form of sorina6 in the US (2017)
- Sprihadesire or longing6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Sorcha, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Sorcha
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