boy's name

Sorin

  • Origin Romanian
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 712

Ireland

#863

2018 births

Sorin is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 57 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Sorin is a name of Romanian origin.
  • Peaked in 2025, when 57 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 58,167 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2000.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Sorin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Sorin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 62
2010s 208
2020s (to 2025) 297

How popular is Sorin?

In 2025, Sorin was given to 57 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Sorin is used

Ireland #863 3 in 2018
United States #2,408 57 in 2025
Canada #3,309 5 in 2022
England & Wales #4,041 5 in 2025
France #5,985 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Sorin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Sorin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sorin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Sorin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sorin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Sorin

How popular is the name Sorin?

In 2025, Sorin was given to 57 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Sorin a girl's or a boy's name?

Sorin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Sorin?

Sorin has 2 syllables.

When was Sorin most popular?

Sorin peaked in 2025, when 57 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Sorin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sorin currently ranks #2,408 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.