Soraia
Soraia is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Soraia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Soraia is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
The Story of Soraia
Soraia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2015, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 9 Soraias were born — ranking #10,862 that year. As of 2026, Soraia ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27 Soraias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Soraia
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About the name Soraia
Soraia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Soraia's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #10,862. Use the chart and map above to compare Soraia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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