Nariyah
Nariyah was the 1608th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 130 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1535th with 146 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,161 places. More babies were named Nariyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,608 girls, up 347 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 130girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010146 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,127babies recorded
Nariyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #1,608 | 130 |
| 2020 | #1,955 | 98 |
| 2010 | #1,535 | 146 |
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How popular is Nariyah, counting every spelling?
Nariyah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,326 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,608 for Nariyah on its own. Together these spellings went to 152 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nariyah | 130 | #1,608 | 537 |
| Nariya | 22 | #5,660 | 79 |
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 Nariyah?
130 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nariyah (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nariyah 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 Nariyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nariyah?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Nariyah are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Nariyah a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Nariyah by state
How common Nariyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.9×), Virginia (1.9×). In 37 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 Nariyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nariyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nariyah
How popular is the name Nariyah?
Nariyah was the 1608th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 130 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1535th with 146 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,161 places. More babies were named Nariyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nariyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nariyah in the US.
Where is Nariyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nariyah was most common in North Carolina (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Louisiana.