Amariah
Amariah was the 1152nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 201 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 515 places. More babies were named Amariah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,152 girls, up 400 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 201girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025201 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,791babies recorded
Amariah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 28 since 2020, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,152 | 201 |
| 2020 | #1,552 | 136 |
| 2010 | #1,328 | 177 |
| 2000 | #2,942 | 48 |
| 1990 | #13,042 | 5 |
| 1980 | #10,445 | 5 |
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How popular is Amariah, counting every spelling?
Amariah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #846 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,152 for Amariah on its own. Together these spellings went to 312 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amariah | 201 | #1,152 | 792 |
| Amaria | 111 | #1,808 | 570 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Amariah?
201 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amariah (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amariah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amariah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amariah?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Amariah are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 19. That makes Amariah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Amariah by state
How common Amariah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.6×). In 27 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Amariah
How popular is the name Amariah?
Amariah was the 1152nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 201 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 515 places. More babies were named Amariah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amariah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amariah in the US.
Where is Amariah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amariah was most common in New Mexico (0.37 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Georgia.