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Soraya

so-ra-YAW; suh-RIE-uh
Persian
"Pleiades constellation"
Linda Rosenkrantz
By Linda Rosenkrantz
Updated Tue Sep 30 2025

Soraya Origin and Meaning

The name Soraya is a girl's name of Persian origin meaning "Pleiades constellation".

Soraya is a Persian name made famous in the Western world by the one-time empress of Iran, who settled in Europe, primarily in France. Soraya is derived from Thurayya, the Arabic name of the Pleiades, a group of stars in the constellation Taurus.

Currently in the England and Wales Top 1000, it made a brief appearance on the US charts in 2021.

# 913 in the US

Soraya Rank in US Top 1000

# 688 on Nameberry

Soraya Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Soraya

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Famous People Named Soraya

  • Soraya Esfandiary
    Bakhtiari, Queen of Iran, wife of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
  • Soraya Tarzi
    Queen consort of Afghanistan
  • Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
    American radio journalist
  • Hayley Soraya Tamaddon
    English actress
  • Soraya Arnelas Rubiales
    Spanish singer
  • Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas
    Colombian,American singer,songwriter
  • Soraya Viola Heléna Post
    Swedish MEP
  • Soraya Haddad
    Algerian Olympic judoka
  • Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (Antón)
    deputy prime minister of Spain
  • Soraya Saga
    pen name of Kaori Tanaka, Japanese video game writer and illustrator
  • Saraya
    Jade Bevis, English professional wrestler and actress

The name Soraya in Pop Culture

  • Soraya
    lead character in Hilari Bell's "Farsala Trilogy"
  • Soraya
    minor character in telenovela "La Reina del Sur"
  • Soraya Taheri
    Amir's wife in "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hossini
  • "The Stoning of Soraya M.
    " 2008 Persian,language movie
  • Soraya Duval
    character in "Heartland"
  • Soraya Montenegro
    character in Maria la del Barrio