Nariah
Nariah was the 1607th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 130 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1145th with 222 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 115 places. More babies were named Nariah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,607 girls, up 580 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 130girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009222 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,521babies recorded
Nariah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,607 | 130 |
| 2020 | #2,187 | 83 |
| 2010 | #1,233 | 196 |
| 2000 | #4,928 | 24 |
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How popular is Nariah, counting every spelling?
Nariah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,410 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,607 for Nariah on its own. Together these spellings went to 139 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nariah | 130 | #1,607 | 613 |
| Naria | 9 | #10,666 | 43 |
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 Nariah?
130 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nariah (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nariah 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 65 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nariah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nariah?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Nariah are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 19. That makes Nariah 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.
Nariah by state
How common Nariah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.5×), Georgia (1.9×), Florida (1.8×). In 38 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 Nariah
How popular is the name Nariah?
Nariah was the 1607th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 130 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1145th with 222 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 115 places. More babies were named Nariah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nariah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nariah in the US.
Where is Nariah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nariah was most common in North Carolina (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and South Carolina.