Baby Name Popularity Profile
Soraya
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Soraya.
National Rank (2025)
#868
All-Time Peak Rank
#868
Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births
6,811
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1955
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2010s
313 births in 2025
π‘ The Soraya Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Pleiades (star cluster)
Language Origin
Persian
Origin Type
single
Derived from the Persian word for the Pleiades star cluster.
Common Nicknames
Raya
Sora
Alternative Spellings
Suraya
Soraia
Pronunciation:
soh-RAH-yah
Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Soraya across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
+59.7%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
+55.7%
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
313
births in 2025
Years in Top 100
0 yrs
Years in Top 500
0 yrs
Longest Streak
69 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 61
1960s: 326
1970s: 313
1980s: 422
1990s: 629
2000s: 1,580
2010s: 1,963
2020s: 1,517
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
S-or-ay
Letter Count
6 letters
Spelling Complexity
Moderate
Length Percentile
Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Florida
Top States
Florida, California, New York, Arizona, Texas
States with Data
30
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