Given name
Thuraya
“the seven stars in the constellation Taurus”
Thuraya is a variant of Thurayya. One Arabic interpretation is “the seven stars in the constellation Taurus.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Thuraya is a variant of Thurayya. One Arabic interpretation is “the seven stars in the constellation Taurus.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Thuraya is a variant of Thurayya. An origin associated with Thurayya is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Thuraya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Thuraya’s family of names
Thuraya has a related form in Thurayya.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Thuraya
- Touriya JabraneMoroccan actress and politician (1952–2020)
- Thuraya AlArrayedSaudi poet and writerborn 1948
- Thuraya Al-HafezSyrian politician and women's rights activist1912–2000
- Thuraya QabilSaudi Arabian poet and journalist1940–2026
- Thuraya Al-Baqsamiartistborn 1952
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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