Soraya is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Soraya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #868 for girl births in the United States (and #1,644 across all names), given to 313 babies. Soraya first appears in 1955 and peaked in 2025 (313 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 313 | 313 | #868 |
| 2024 | 292 | 292 | #911 |
| 2023 | 212 | 212 | #1,150 |
| 2022 | 242 | 242 | #1,054 |
| 2021 | 262 | 262 | #990 |
| 2020 | 196 | 196 | #1,186 |
| 2019 | 215 | 215 | #1,132 |
| 2018 | 187 | 187 | #1,248 |
| 2017 | 177 | 177 | #1,320 |
| 2016 | 197 | 197 | #1,240 |
| 2015 | 201 | 201 | #1,233 |
| 2014 | 180 | 180 | #1,319 |
| 2013 | 192 | 192 | #1,246 |
| 2012 | 198 | 198 | #1,230 |
| 2011 | 219 | 219 | #1,121 |
| 2010 | 197 | 197 | #1,228 |
| 2009 | 170 | 170 | #1,397 |
| 2008 | 190 | 190 | #1,312 |
| 2007 | 237 | 237 | #1,099 |
| 2006 | 236 | 241 | #1,079 |
| 2005 | 172 | 172 | #1,299 |
| 2004 | 144 | 144 | #1,435 |
| 2003 | 135 | 135 | #1,459 |
| 2002 | 104 | 104 | #1,748 |
| 2001 | 100 | 100 | #1,794 |
| 2000 | 92 | 92 | #1,864 |
| 1999 | 67 | 67 | #2,252 |
| 1998 | 75 | 80 | #2,008 |
| 1997 | 74 | — | #1,963 |
| 1996 | 76 | — | #1,914 |
| 1995 | 67 | — | #2,045 |
| 1994 | 56 | — | #2,347 |
| 1993 | 55 | — | #2,347 |
| 1992 | 56 | — | #2,344 |
| 1991 | 49 | — | #2,543 |
| 1990 | 54 | — | #2,342 |
| 1989 | 52 | — | #2,297 |
| 1988 | 34 | — | #3,034 |
| 1987 | 49 | — | #2,230 |
| 1986 | 43 | — | #2,379 |
| 1985 | 38 | — | #2,589 |
| 1984 | 29 | — | #3,056 |
| 1983 | 40 | — | #2,393 |
| 1982 | 40 | — | #2,444 |
| 1981 | 44 | — | #2,298 |
| 1980 | 53 | — | #2,009 |
| 1979 | 31 | — | #2,850 |
| 1978 | 26 | — | #3,081 |
| 1977 | 27 | — | #2,987 |
| 1976 | 29 | — | #2,716 |
| 1975 | 33 | — | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 19 | — | #3,534 |
| 1973 | 34 | — | #2,296 |
| 1972 | 29 | — | #2,511 |
| 1971 | 49 | — | #1,823 |
| 1970 | 36 | — | #2,235 |
| 1969 | 32 | — | #2,289 |
| 1968 | 35 | — | #2,050 |
| 1967 | 23 | — | #2,620 |
| 1966 | 33 | — | #2,052 |
| 1965 | 40 | — | #1,826 |
| 1964 | 39 | — | #1,916 |
| 1963 | 31 | — | #2,163 |
| 1962 | 31 | — | #2,154 |
| 1961 | 39 | — | #1,868 |
| 1960 | 23 | — | #2,564 |
| 1959 | 21 | — | #2,582 |
| 1958 | 28 | — | #2,157 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #5,995 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,748 |