Soraya - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Soraya \s(o)-ra-

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 somewhat common first name for women (#2769 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Soraya. Compare Soraya with its variant form and related girl names.