Moriah
Moriah was the 1093rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 221 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 478th with 517 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 118 places. More babies were named Moriah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,093 girls, up 104 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 221girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992517 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,507babies recorded
Moriah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 108 since 1979.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,093 | 221 |
| 2020 | #1,197 | 193 |
| 2010 | #779 | 354 |
| 2000 | #675 | 358 |
| 1990 | #798 | 252 |
| 1980 | #1,538 | 77 |
| 1970 | #4,180 | 14 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Moriah, counting every spelling?
Moriah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,042 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,093 for Moriah on its own. Together these spellings went to 221 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moriah | 221 | #1,093 | 1,025 |
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 Moriah?
221 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Moriah (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Moriah 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 38 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Moriah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Moriah?
About 13,200 people born in the US named Moriah are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 15 and 32. That makes Moriah 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.
Moriah by state
How common Moriah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (2.2×), Pennsylvania (1.7×), Alabama (1.7×), Georgia (1.6×), North Carolina (1.6×). In 21 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 Moriah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Moriah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Moriah
How popular is the name Moriah?
Moriah was the 1093rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 221 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 478th with 517 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 118 places. More babies were named Moriah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Moriah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Moriah in the US.
Where is Moriah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Moriah was most common in Hawaii (0.44 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Pennsylvania.