Soraya - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Soraya \s(o)-ra-ya\ is pronounced sor-RYE-ah. It is of Farsi and Persian origin, and its meaning is "princess". Variant of Sarah. The first wife of the last Shah of Iran.

Soraya has 1 variant form: Soreeyah.

For more information, see also the related name Thurayya.

Baby names that sound like Soraya are Zoraya, Saroya, Saraia, Surayya and Zorya.

Soraya is a common female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Soraya. Click here to compare Soraya with related baby names.