Entry № 1167 · Japanese origin

Sora Sora — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SO-rah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Japanese
Meaning
"Sky"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Japanese)

A name that means "sky".

Sora is a Japanese name written 空 — meaning "sky" or "emptiness." In Buddhist thought, the character also carries the philosophical meaning of śūnyatā, the emptiness or openness that is the nature of all phenomena.

Sora is widely used in Japan for both girls and boys. The video game series Kingdom Hearts features a protagonist named Sora. Two soft syllables, a sky's worth of meaning.

Sky. The Japanese word, given as a name.

The name in its native script.

Transliteration
Sora
Pronunciation
/ ˈsɔː.rə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sora stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sora · last year
247 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Soras before her.

Real people
Sora Aoi
Japanese former actress.
born 1983
In fiction
Sora
Protagonist of the video game series Kingdom Hearts.
2002 game

Names connected to Sora.

The number behind Sora.

4

The Builder

Sora reduces to four — the number of open space.

Why families chose this name.

"Sky. The biggest possible thing in two syllables. We wanted that for her."
Akiko · Mother of one · Yokohama