Zoraya
USS Zoraya (SP-235) was an armed yacht that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919.
Meaning & Origin of Zoraya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
USS Zoraya (SP-235) was an armed yacht that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919.
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The Story of Zoraya
The earliest SSA record of Zoraya as a baby girl name dates back to 1970, when 11 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Zoraya — #5,600 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Zorayas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,704 among baby girl names with 22 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 589 Zorayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zoraya
Zoraya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 589 births in the dataset. Zoraya's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #4,761. Use the chart and map above to compare Zoraya'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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