Meaning and history
Sorrel is a name derived from the sour-tasting plant of the same name, which comes from Old French sur meaning “sour,” a word of Frankish origin.
20062006: 5 births, rank #17,168
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 5 births, rank #17,504
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 5 births, rank #16,869
2013: 5 births, rank #16,547
2014: 8 births, rank #11,931
2015: 8 births, rank #11,835
20162016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 6 births, rank #14,124
2018: 6 births, rank #13,793
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
2020: 5 births, rank #15,088
20212021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: 9 births, rank #10,312
2024: 6 births, rank #13,477
20252025: 10 births, rank #9,457
In 2025, 10 babies were recorded with the name Sorrel, ranking #9,457 among girls.