Soraya

Soraya

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Soraya first appears in the data in 1954 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 144 babies (rank #125 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Soraya

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Soraya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,647

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

144

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1954	1	#1,245
1955	1	#1,255
1956	1	#1,276
1957	7	#745
1958	7	#764
1959	9	#702
1960	8	#742
1961	8	#760
1962	9	#740
1963	9	#732
1964	8	#792
1965	10	#715
1966	4	#1,024
1967	7	#846
1968	8	#819
1969	11	#740
1970	17	#606
1971	18	#565
1972	14	#630
1973	11	#673
1974	19	#500
1975	27	#393
1976	22	#446
1977	25	#415
1978	19	#481
1979	24	#420
1980	40	#319
1981	48	#289
1982	31	#375
1983	32	#362
1984	52	#266
1985	45	#309
1986	47	#305
1987	52	#284
1988	82	#197
1989	89	#190
1990	119	#151
1991	127	#140
1992	144	#125
1993	113	#154
1994	101	#165
1995	90	#179
1996	81	#191
1997	83	#193
1998	64	#243
1999	73	#219
2000	57	#266
2001	60	#251
2002	55	#271
2003	52	#272
2004	57	#248
2005	51	#252
2006	54	#242
2007	54	#236
2008	68	#193
2009	59	#214
2010	73	#179
2011	54	#210
2012	54	#212
2013	48	#233
2014	34	#289

Year

Babies

Rank

1954

#1,245

1955

#1,255

1956

#1,276

1957

#745

1958

#764

1959

#702

1960

#742

1961

#760

1962

#740

1963

#732

1964

#792

1965

#715

1966

#1,024

1967

#846

1968

#819

1969

#740

1970

#606

1971

#565

1972

#630

1973

#673

1974

#500

1975

#393

1976

#446

1977

#415

1978

#481

1979

#420

1980

#319

1981

#289

1982

#375

1983

#362

1984

#266

1985

#309

1986

#305

1987

#284

1988

#197

1989

#190

1990

119

#151

1991

127

#140

1992

144

#125

1993

113

#154

1994

101

#165

1995

#179

1996

#191

1997

#193

1998

#243

1999

#219

2000

#266

2001

#251

2002

#271

2003

#272

2004

#248

2005

#252

2006

#242

2007

#236

2008

#193

2009

#214

2010

#179

2011

#210

2012

#212

2013

#233

2014

#289

Numerology of Soraya

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Soraya

More popular girls' names

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Year-by-Year Detail