Given name
Surayya
“the seven stars in the constellation Taurus”
Surayya has a related form in Thurayya. One Arabic interpretation is “the seven stars in the constellation Taurus.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Surayya has a related form in Thurayya. One Arabic interpretation is “the seven stars in the constellation Taurus.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Surayya has a related form in Thurayya. An origin associated with Thurayya is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Surayya is used as a variant of Thurayya.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Surayya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,985 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,985 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Surayya’s family of names
In English usage, Surayya has a related form in Soraya. Surayya has a related form in Thurayya.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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