Sorin
Sorin was the 2416th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,844 places. More babies were named Sorin in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Soren) Danish form of Severinus, 'stern' · Danish, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #2,416 boys, up 709 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 57boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202557 babies
- Total since 1880
- 567babies recorded
What does the name Sorin mean?
Sorin is a spelling of Soren, pronounced the same way, so it shares Soren's meaning and origin.
Soren is the English spelling of Danish Søren, a medieval Danish form of Latin Severinus. DMNES derives Severin from the Roman family name Severus and the Latin adjective severus, serious or grave, and lists several early saints and a pope with the name. Søren was traditionally a popular name in Denmark, as Wiktionary notes. In the US the letter ø is dropped, and the name is usually said SOR-en rather than with the Danish vowel.
Søren (Danish, “Danish form of Severinus”)severus (Latin, “stern, strict, serious”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Søren, Severin, Severinus, Sören.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Søren' (Danish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Soren' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Severin', DMNES (Durham University)
Sorin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #2,416 | — | 57 |
| 2020 | — | #3,125 | — | 37 |
| 2010 | — | #8,693 | — | 9 |
| 2000 | — | #11,888 | — | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Sorin, counting every spelling?
Sorin is a spelling of Soren, a name family that ranked #419 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,416 for Sorin on its own. Together these spellings went to 774 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soren | 665 | #464 | 2,831 |
| Sorin | 57 | #2,416 | 245 |
| Sorren | 29 | #3,835 | 92 |
| Soryn | 16 | #5,818 | 47 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sorin?
57 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sorin (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sorin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 147 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sorin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sorin?
About 500 people born in the US named Sorin are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Sorin a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sorin by state
How common Sorin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sorin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sorin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sorin
What does Sorin mean?
Sorin is a spelling of Soren, which means “Danish form of Severinus, 'stern'” (Danish, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Sorin?
Sorin was the 2416th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,844 places. More babies were named Sorin in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Sorin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Sorin in the US.
Where is Sorin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sorin was most common in Michigan (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and Pennsylvania.