Sorrel
A girls’ name of Old French origin, meaning reddish-brown plant with sour leaves.
Sorrel by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Sorrel. In the US, 6 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sorrel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Shirelmy song or singing; from Shir9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Sorrel, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Sorrel
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