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Soraya Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Soraya?

In 2018 the uncommon name Soraya, ranked the 1,245th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Soraya would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #1,078 in 2006.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2007 with 237 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Soraya was less than 5, most recently in 1956.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Soraya occurred roughly during the years 1956-1961, 1967-1971, 1977-1980, 1984-1987, 1993-1996, and 1997-2006, whereas 1971-1974 were years of successive downward movement.

Soraya's popularity has steadily increased for some time. however, the number of children named Soraya lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Soraya?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

The name Soraya is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Soraya (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 186 1,245
2017 177 1,317
2016 197 1,236
2015 201 1,229
2014 179 1,322
2013 191 1,252
2012 198 1,228
2011 219 1,120
2010 197 1,228
2009 170 1,396
2008 190 1,312
2007 237 1,099
2006 236 1,078
2005 172 1,299
2004 144 1,434
2003 135 1,458
2002 104 1,746
2001 100 1,793
2000 92 1,862
1999 67 2,252
1998 75 2,008
1997 74 1,963
1996 76 1,914
1995 67 2,045
1994 56 2,346
1993 55 2,346
1992 56 2,345
1991 49 2,543
1990 54 2,342
1989 52 2,296
1988 34 3,033
1987 49 2,229
1986 42 2,413
1985 38 2,589
1984 29 3,053
1983 41 2,354
1982 40 2,443
1981 44 2,299
1980 53 2,007
1979 31 2,852
1978 26 3,079
1977 27 2,986
1976 29 2,715
1975 33 2,448
1974 19 3,533
1973 34 2,296
1972 29 2,510
1971 49 1,823
1970 36 2,234
1969 32 2,287
1968 35 2,048
1967 23 2,618
1966 33 2,053
1965 40 1,826
1964 39 1,913
1963 31 2,163
1962 31 2,155
1961 39 1,865
1960 24 2,502
1959 20 2,663
1958 28 2,157
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.