Fun Facts About the Name Soreya
- 22 babies named Soreya: U.S. records list 22 babies given the name Soreya from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Soreya Mean?
Soreya is a feminine name used as a variant spelling of Soraya. It comes from the Arabic word thurayyā (ثريا), the name of the Pleiades star cluster. In Persian, where the Arabic th sound is pronounced s, the name became Soraya, and it kept the meaning "Pleiades."
The Arabic thurayyā is a diminutive form. It is traditionally connected with tharwa, meaning "wealth" or "abundance," a reference to the cluster's many stars. The name's customary meaning, however, is the star cluster itself, not wealth. The spelling Soreya is one of several Latin-alphabet renderings; it does not change the name's origin or meaning.
Soreya Name History & Origins
The name Thurayyā was used for women in the Arabic-speaking world, where the Pleiades are prominent in star lore and poetry. Persian speakers adopted the name as Soraya, pronouncing the initial Arabic th as s. From Persian and Arabic, the name spread to Turkish, Urdu, and other languages in the region.
Soreya is a Latin-alphabet variant of Soraya, along with spellings such as Sorayya and Surayya. The e in the second syllable is one way to represent the Persian vowel; other transliterations use a or u. A notable bearer of the name was Princess Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932 - 2001), the second wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. The spelling Soreya itself has no separate origin; it reflects the same name in a different romanization.
How Popular is the Name Soreya?
Soreya has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #12,569 in 1986.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,016 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #17,313 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #17,292 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #12,569 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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