Girl · #16,866 in 2026

Thuraya

Thuraya is a United Arab Emirates-based regional mobile-satellite service (MSS) provider. The company operates two geosynchronous satellites and provides telecommunications coverage in about 150 countries in Europe, the Middle East, North, Central and East Africa and Asia. Thuraya's L-band network delivers voice and data services.

  • Arabic
Current Rank
#16,866
Peak Rank
#16,866 (2012)
Total Babies
5
5-Yr Trend
Stable
2012
First Year
2012
Last Year
2012
Peak Year
#16866
Peak Rank
5
Total Count
1
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Thuraya

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Thuraya is a United Arab Emirates-based regional mobile-satellite service (MSS) provider. The company operates two geosynchronous satellites and provides telecommunications coverage in about 150 countries in Europe, the Middle East, North, Central and East Africa and Asia. Thuraya's L-band network delivers voice and data services.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Arabic

The Story of Thuraya

Thuraya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2012, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 5 Thurayas were born — ranking #16,866 that year. As of 2026, Thuraya ranks #16,866 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Thurayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Thuraya

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Thuraya. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Thuraya

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Frequently Asked Questions about Thuraya

What does the name Thuraya mean?
Thuraya is a United Arab Emirates-based regional mobile-satellite service (MSS) provider. The company operates two geosynchronous satellites and provides telecommunications coverage in about 150 countries in Europe, the Middle East, North, Central and East Africa and Asia. Thuraya's L-band network delivers voice and data services.
What is the origin of the name Thuraya?
Thuraya has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Arabic.
How popular is Thuraya in 2026?
In 2026, Thuraya ranks #16,866 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Thuraya most popular?
Thuraya reached its peak popularity in 2012, ranking #16,866 that year with 5 babies given the name.
Is Thuraya a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Thuraya is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Thuraya?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Thuraya include Aaratrika, Aaronae, Aavyn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Thuraya?
Common variants and related forms of Thuraya include Suraya, Surayya, Thurayya. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Thuraya

Thuraya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Thuraya's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #16,866. Use the chart and map above to compare Thuraya'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.