Mariyah
Mariyah was the 2399th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 75 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 671st; the most babies were born in 2009 (431). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,420 places. More babies were named Mariyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,399 girls, down 1,073 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 75girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009431 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,555babies recorded
Mariyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,399 | 75 |
| 2020 | #1,326 | 167 |
| 2010 | #738 | 378 |
| 2000 | #1,916 | 89 |
| 1990 | #8,954 | 9 |
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How popular is Mariyah, counting every spelling?
Mariyah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,607 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,399 for Mariyah on its own. Together these spellings went to 113 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariyah | 75 | #2,399 | 564 |
| Mariya | 38 | #3,879 | 201 |
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 Mariyah?
75 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mariyah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mariyah 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 112 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mariyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mariyah?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Mariyah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 10 and 19. That makes Mariyah 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.
Mariyah by state
How common Mariyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (6.5×), Louisiana (3.6×), Georgia (3.4×), Tennessee (2.5×), North Carolina (2.1×). In 35 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
These names rose and fell in step with Mariyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mariyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mariyah
How popular is the name Mariyah?
Mariyah was the 2399th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 75 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 671st; the most babies were born in 2009 (431). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,420 places. More babies were named Mariyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mariyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mariyah in the US.
Where is Mariyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mariyah was most common in Mississippi (0.45 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Georgia.