Soriya
The Soriya was a political party in the Imamate of Futa Jallon in what is now Guinea. Active from the mid-18th century, it supported the successors of the war leader Ibrahim Sori, first cousin of the jihad leader Karamoko Alfa.
Meaning & Origin of Soriya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Soriya was a political party in the Imamate of Futa Jallon in what is now Guinea. Active from the mid-18th century, it supported the successors of the war leader Ibrahim Sori, first cousin of the jihad leader Karamoko Alfa.
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The Story of Soriya
The earliest SSA record of Soriya as a baby girl name dates back to 1989, when 7 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 26 newborns named Soriya — #5,247 in the national rankings. About 37% of every Soriya on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Soriya ranks #6,445 for baby girls with 18 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). All told, over 408 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Soriya
Soriya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 408 births in the dataset. Soriya's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #5,247. Use the chart and map above to compare Soriya'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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