Soraida
Feminine
Soraida is a three-syllable name close to Zoraida and Soraya, soft and musical. Both names behind it have long histories in Spanish and Persian.
How old is the name Soraida?
Soraida first appears in US birth records in 1952 — 73 years ago. The typical Soraida alive today was born around 1980, making them about 45 years old. About 500 people named Soraida are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Soraida most popular?
Soraida peaked in 1964, reaching #3000 nationally. See the whole 1964 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Soraida
Soraya is the Persian name for the Pleiades, and Queen Soraya of Iran, the second wife of the last Shah, was so beloved for her beauty that the country mourned when he divorced her because she had not given him an heir; she spent the rest of her life in Europe and was called the princess with the sad eyes. Soraida sounds close to her name and to Zoraida, the Moorish heroine of Spanish fiction. It is a name with two old echoes and a soft, lilting sound.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Soraida. It may be a spelling of the Spanish Zoraida or a form near the Persian Soraya, the Pleiades, and no record says which.
Pronouncing Soraida
soh-RY-duh
Stress on the middle syllable.
Nicknames for Soraida
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1952
- Most girls named
- 198125 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3000reached in 1964
- Change vs 2008
- +16.7%7 in 2009, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Soraidas among us
people named Soraida are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Soraida sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is soft and musical.
- Sora is a pretty short form.
- People will write Zoraida or Soraya.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Soraidas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Soraida are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Soraida in 2025?
- Soraida is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
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- Soraida will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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