Oraya

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 8 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
8
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3035
8 babies

Oraya by the numbers

In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Oraya.

What we can tell you about Oraya

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Oraya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Oriya12 in the US (2017)
  • Omaya9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Orianagolden or dawn; from Latin aureus28 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ohanafamily11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Oriyahmy light; a form of Oria or Oriah10 in the US (2017)
  • Oraliagolden; from aureus9 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Oraya

Names that are said the same way as Oraya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Oriah4 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Oraya

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