Feminine dossier · first seen 1955
Soraya
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
313
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Soraya
How many people are named Soraya?
An estimated 6,612 living Americans are named Soraya.
How rare is Soraya?
Soraya is uncommon among babies today, with 313 girls receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Soraya?
The median age of a living American named Soraya is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 26 years old.
Is Soraya still popular?
Yes — Soraya is currently rising in popularity, with 313 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.1× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Soraya most common?
Soraya has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.5× more often than the national baseline.
1955Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
313
All-time
6,811
Where it lives now
Soraya is most concentrated in New York — about 3.3× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Soraya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.