Is Soraya a boy or girl name?
Soraya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 290 girls and 0 boys were named Soraya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,496 US babies named Soraya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #913
- Babies named Soraya since 1955
- 6,496
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 290 babies
Boys and girls named Soraya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 326 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 313 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 422 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 629 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,580 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,963 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,202 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 290 | #913 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,150 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,054 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 262 | #990 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,185 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,129 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,247 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,320 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,240 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,233 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,318 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,246 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,230 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,121 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,228 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,397 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,312 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,099 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,079 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,299 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,435 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,459 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,748 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,794 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,864 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,252 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,008 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,963 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,914 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,045 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,346 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,347 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,344 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,543 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,342 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,297 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,034 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,230 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,379 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,589 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,056 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,393 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,446 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,298 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,009 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,850 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,081 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,987 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,716 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,449 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,534 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,296 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,511 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,823 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,234 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,289 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,050 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,620 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,052 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,827 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,916 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,162 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,154 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,868 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,566 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,583 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,158 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,995 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,748 |
Highest rank
Soraya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #913 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Soraya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.