Soraya
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Soraya is a Persian name meaning “princess,” and an Afghan name meaning “star.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy
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Usage of Soraya in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Soraya against each list of names.
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Albanian
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Bulgarian
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Catalan
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Chinese
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Cornish
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Croatian
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Czech
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Danish
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Dutch
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English
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Estonian
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Filipino
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Finnish
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Greek
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Hawaiian
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Hebrew
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Hungarian
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Icelandic
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Indonesian
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Irish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Khmer
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Latin
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Persian
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Polish
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Portuguese
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Romanian
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Russian
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Scottish
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Serbian
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Spanish
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Yiddish
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Yoruba
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Soraya is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Soraya in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 313 girls were named Soraya, making it the #862 girls' name in the US. Since 1955, 6,811 girls have been named Soraya, with the most (313) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Michigan.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Soraya
There are 3 towns and villages with Soraya in their name, in 2 countries.
🇵🇪 Peru 2🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Soraya | Apurímac Department, 🇵🇪 Peru | 147 | Map |
| Soraya | Oruro, 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – | Map |
| Soraya | Ayacucho, 🇵🇪 Peru | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Soraya
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Soraya.
Soraya Arnelas
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari
Fictional characters named Soraya
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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