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Soraya

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Soraya: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #526 to #1646.200020052010201520202025#526#1646
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1646
1997#897
1998#1076
1999#1107
2000#1139
2001#936
2002#1032
2003#933
2004#821
2005#866
2006#909
2007#836
2008#618
2009#771
2010#655
2011#692
2012#580
2013#608
2014#699
2015#722
2016#790
2017#661
2018#720
2019#570
2020#643
2021#654
2022#647
2023#608
2024#696
2025#526

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2021: #586 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #654 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1646 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #526 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #526 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #526 in England and Wales in 2025.

Soraya's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#52676HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#69654HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#60862HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#64758HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#65459HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#64358HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#57071HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#72055HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#66163HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#79049HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#72255HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#69956HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#60867HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58073HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#69256HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#65557HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#77146HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#61860HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#83638HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#90932HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#86632HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#82133HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#93326HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#103221HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#93623HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#113917HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#110718HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#107619HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#89724HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#164610HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#5866HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#7164HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#6605HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#5826HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Soraya is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Soraya, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2025Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200919962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#526 in 2025
Republic of Ireland2009–20215#582 in 2009

Its high point came 16 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2009) than in England and Wales (2025).

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What is known about Soraya

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #526 in England and Wales in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.