Given name & surname
Sorel
“having reddish-brown hair”
Sorel is a variant of Sorrell. One French interpretation is “having reddish-brown hair.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sorel is a variant of Sorrell. One French interpretation is “having reddish-brown hair.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sorel is a variant of Sorrell. An origin associated with Sorrell is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2021. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sorel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 0 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,958 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,958 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 156 as a first name in 2020; 754 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sorel’s family of names
Sorel has a related form in Sorrell. In Greek usage, Sorel as a surname is a transliteration of Σορέλ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Sorel
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