Given name & surname · also Germanic, Old French
Sorrel
“from the surele plant”
Sorrel is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “from the surele plant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “from the surele plant.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Old French and Germanic naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sorrel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 112
- 0 boys · 112 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #10,021 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,021 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 226 as a first name in 2020; 258 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.
Sorrel’s family of names
Sorrel has a related form in Sorrell. Sorrel has a related form in Sorrell. Sorrel has a related form in Sorrela.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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