Sariah
Sariah was the 951st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 271 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 583rd with 496 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 78 places. More babies were named Sariah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Book of Mormon name · American English
Say it suh-RY-uh /səˈɹaɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #951 girls, down 108 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 271girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011496 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,594babies recorded
What does the name Sariah mean?
Sariah is the name of a woman in the Book of Mormon, the wife of the prophet Lehi (1 Nephi 2:5), as Wiktionary notes; it compares the name with Sarah and Maria. Its meaning is not documented. Some writers connect it to Hebrew names such as Seraiah, but that is not established. It is used mainly among Latter-day Saint families and in the US from the late 1960s.
How sure is this? Uncertain. Source text is clear; meaning undocumented.
Related names: Sarah, Sarai, Maria.
See also: American names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Sariah', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 2:5, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sariah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #951 | 271 |
| 2020 | #843 | 325 |
| 2010 | #649 | 452 |
| 2000 | #1,160 | 174 |
| 1990 | #3,135 | 36 |
| 1980 | #3,482 | 24 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sariah, counting every spelling?
Sariah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #872 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #951 for Sariah on its own. Together these spellings went to 296 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sariah | 271 | #951 | 1,356 |
| Saria | 25 | #5,210 | 161 |
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 Sariah?
271 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sariah (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sariah 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 31 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sariah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sariah?
About 9,500 people born in the US named Sariah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 21. That makes Sariah 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.
Sariah by state
How common Sariah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.7×), South Carolina (2.0×), Florida (2.0×), Virginia (1.9×), Utah (1.8×). In 24 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 Sariah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sariah, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Sariah · Sibling names for Sariah
Questions about the name Sariah
What does Sariah mean?
Sariah is usually explained as “Book of Mormon name”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Sariah?
Sariah was the 951st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 271 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 583rd with 496 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 78 places. More babies were named Sariah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sariah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sariah in the US.
Where is Sariah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sariah was most common in New Mexico (0.45 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and South Carolina.