How Many People Are Named Soraya?
An estimated 6,303 people in the United States have the first name Soraya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Soraya peaked in popularity in 2024 with 290 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Soraya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Soraya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,303
About 1 in 54,380 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2024
290 births
Total Registered
6,496
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Soraya
Soraya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,496 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Soraya as a female name
Ranked #913 in 2024
290 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (290 births)
Soraya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Soraya span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,963 babies were registered. While Soraya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Soraya by Decade
How has Soraya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Soraya by State
Birth registrations for Soraya span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in South Carolina, New Mexico, Missouri. On average, about 155 Sorayas were registered per state.
Soraya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Soraya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Soraya
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Soraya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Soraya?
We estimate approximately 6,303 people named Soraya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 54,380 Americans share this first name.
Is Soraya a common name?
Soraya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,496 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Soraya most popular?
Soraya reached peak popularity in 2024, when 290 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Soraya is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Soraya a female name?
Soraya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Soraya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Soraya Smith, Soraya Johnson, Soraya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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