Girls' name · since 1952
Soraida
542 babies named Soraida in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 542
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
542 girls have been named Soraida since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soraida has been recorded 542 times among girls since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2009.
- #11,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 542 born since 1952
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soraida ranks #11,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 542 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 542
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Soraida's 542 recorded births place it above 84.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Soraida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Soraida splits its recorded history at 1979: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Soraida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2009
- Peak year (1981)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Soraida by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (128 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Soraida's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Soraida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
57 births
- 1960s
1960s
106 births
- 1970s
1970s
102 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 128 births (24% of all-time use).
How Soraida compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Soraida's total volume
Soraida by state
Where Soraida concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 57 | 10.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 48 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 41 | 7.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
57 of 542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Soraida's data
- Soraida's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2000s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Soraidas (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Soraida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Soraida draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.