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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Miriah

Miriah was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 948th with 201 babies. More babies were named Miriah in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1991201 babies
Total since 1880
1,836babies recorded

Miriah popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#13,0527
2010#5,90623
2000#3,05346
1990#2,09363
1980#3,28126
1970——
1960——
1950——
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1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Miriah, counting every spelling?

Miriah is a spelling of Myriah, a name family that had 0 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 0 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Myriah——31

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 old are people named Miriah?

About 1,800 people born in the US named Miriah are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 27 and 36. That makes Miriah mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Miriah by state

How common Miriah was among girls born in each state in 1989–1993, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Colorado (3.8×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWI0.04Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWA0.05Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMN0.10Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMI0.07New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMA0.04Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIA0.07Indiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesOH0.09Pennsylvania: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesPA0.06New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesCO0.23Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMO0.05Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMD0.05Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAZ0.04New Mexico: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesNM0.13Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOK0.06Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesGA0.02Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesFL0.03
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Miriah, girls, 1989–1993. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Miriah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Miriah, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Miriah

How popular is the name Miriah?

Miriah was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 948th with 201 babies. More babies were named Miriah in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Miriah a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Miriah in the US.

Where was Miriah most popular?

In 1989–1993, Miriah was most common in Colorado (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and Minnesota.