Soraiya
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning variant of Soraya; the Pleiades star cluster.
Soraiya by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Soraiya. In the US, 9 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Soraiya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Soraiya
Names that are said the same way as Soraiya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Soriyah10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a star
Like Soraiya, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
- Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Estherstar333 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryamstar of the sea or beloved825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Soraiya
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