How Many People Are Named Soraya?
people named Soraya are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 51,127 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,811 babies named Soraya in Social Security records from 1955 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
313 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Persian form of THURAYYA. It became popular in some parts of Europe because of the fame of Princess Soraya, wife of the last Shah of Iran, who became a European socialite.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Soraya in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Soraya alive today is about 19 years old, and 79% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 25 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Soraya first appears in the records in 1955, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 313 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1955 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Soraya has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #868, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #868.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #868 |
| Best rank | #868 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,235 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Soraya alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Soraya were born in California than in any other state: about 1,250 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Soraya was given 2.8 times as often in New York, 2 times in California and 2 times in Florida.
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