Soraya

Soraya: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “the Pleiades”
Origin: Persian
Say it: suh-RYE-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Soraya is a Persian form of Thurayya, an Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster. It has long been used across Persian- and Arabic-speaking cultures.

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How popular is Soraya?

202487.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Soraya in 2024290

2024 rank#912 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18806,496

Soraya has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

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Soraya questions

What does the name Soraya mean?

Soraya means "the Pleiades". It comes from Persian. Soraya is a Persian form of Thurayya, an Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster. It has long been used across Persian- and Arabic-speaking cultures.

Is Soraya a boy or girl name?

Soraya is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Soraya?

290 US babies were named Soraya in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Soraya?

Soraya is usually pronounced suh-RYE-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.