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Soraya

“Brilliant gem; the Pleiades star cluster” — Arabic via Persian origin

Girl's name · #862 in the US (2025) · Trending

Soraya has appeared in US records since 1955 — best rank #862 (2025) · 6,811 babies named Soraya all-time · 1 in 5,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,000 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 2,000 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 2,700 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sorayas

• Soraya Esfandiari-Bakhtiari — Queen consort of Iran from 1951 to 1958
• Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría — Spanish politician
• Soraya Arnelas — Spanish singer, songwriter, actress and model
• Soraya Tarzi — Princess Consort (1919-1926), later Queen Consort of King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan (1926-1929)
• Soraya Haddad — Algerian judoka

In stories & tradition

• Soraya Manutchehri — literary character
• Soraya Montenegro de la Vega Montalban — María la del Barrio
• Soraya — Twenties

What Sorayas become

Among 170 notable people named Soraya:

Entertainers appear 1.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Soraya Arnelas, Spanish singer, songwriter, actress and model.

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