Is Roya a name from the Qur'an?

Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Roya is a Persian-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.

Is Roya a boy or a girl name?

Roya is traditionally a girl's name.

Where does the name Roya come from?

Roya is a Persian-Arabic name, built on the root letters R-ʾ-Y.

A Name Story by Houdhoud

رُؤْيَا

Roya

ROH-yaa

“Vision, dream.”

About Roya

Roya is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "vision, dream", a Persian-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Persian feminine name from Arabic 'ru'ya' (vision, dream). Connotes a beautiful or prophetic dream.

Spellings of Roya

رُؤْيَا is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.

Spelling	Births in England and Wales, 2025	Births in France, 2016 to 2025
Royathe spelling used on this page	20	30
Ruya	20	20
Rüya	Not listed	25

Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).

Origin & roots

Origin

Persian · Arabic

Gender

Girl

Root letters

ر أ يR-ʾ-Y

Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Roya's consonants live comfortably in both.

How to say it

ROH·yaa

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Common questions about Roya

What does the name Roya mean?: Roya (رُؤْيَا) means "Vision, dream". Persian feminine name from Arabic 'ru'ya' (vision, dream). Connotes a beautiful or prophetic dream.
Is Roya a name from the Qur'an?: Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Roya is a Persian-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Roya a boy or a girl name?: Roya is traditionally a girl's name.
Where does the name Roya come from?: Roya is a Persian-Arabic name, built on the root letters R-ʾ-Y.

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