girl's name

Soraia

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 255

Soraia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 2006, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1989.

Soraia over time

Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Soraia by decade in France
Decade Births
1980s 5
1990s 15
2000s 35
2010s 75
2020s (to 2023) 10

How popular is Soraia?

In 2023, Soraia was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Soraia is used

Canada #3,678 5 in 2017
France #6,215 5 in 2023
England & Wales #6,628 3 in 2023
United States #10,314 9 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Soraia is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Soraïa Soraïa is a rare spelling of Soraia, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. 15

Names that peaked alongside Soraia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Soraia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Soraia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Soraia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Soraia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Soraia

How popular is the name Soraia?

In 2023, Soraia was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Soraia a girl's or a boy's name?

Soraia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Soraia most popular?

Soraia peaked in 2006, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Soraia a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Soraia currently ranks #10,314 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.