Sorayah
Girl name · #5054 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Sorayah is currently the #5054 girl name in the United States — 26 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #10866, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 girls born in 2025 was named Sorayah.
Babies named Sorayah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 27-year story
Sorayah first appears in the Social Security records in 1998, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 26 babies and a rank of #4987. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Sorayah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Sorayah in class?
Sorayah scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Sorayah is most common
State-level data for Sorayah is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Sorayah
Statistically, parents drawn to Sorayah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Seriyah, Salayah, Safiyah, Sarayah, and Zarayah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sorayah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4987 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7967 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8486 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6464 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12142 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8617 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7092 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7988 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10866 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9517 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9612 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9109 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6335 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14959 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10807 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12676 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11417 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14502 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14179 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15784 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14122 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sorayah a popular girl name?
Sorayah ranked #5054 among girls in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10866.
When was the name Sorayah most popular?
Sorayah peaked in 2025, when 26 American girls received the name (ranked #4987 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sorayah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American girls was named Sorayah. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.