Soraya

Meaning and origin of Soraya

Popularity of Soraya in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1977.
• Over recent years, Soraya has been stable (−0.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Soraya every 25 schools, all spellings combined.

Soraya in English-speaking countries

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  597^th girls’ name192 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,999+2.6% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  972^nd girls’ name31 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,984

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  964^th girls’ name817 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,914+7.2% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  864^th girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,940

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Sorayah5
• Soraia5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Soraya

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• Sirine
• Daria
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• Kimya
• Saliha
• Roxanne
• Lilas
• Yassmine
• Yasmina
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