Zariah
Zariah was the 450th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 689 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 407th with 750 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 56 places. More babies were named Zariah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it zuh-RY-uh /zəˈraɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #450 girls, up 10 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 689girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023750 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,313babies recorded
What does the name Zariah mean?
Zariah is a modern American girl's name, recorded in the US since the 1990s. Wiktionary lists it as a female given name without an etymology. It is sometimes linked with Zara or with the biblical Zeraiah, and resembles names ending in -iah such as Mariah and Aaliyah, but no source consulted documents its origin, so no meaning is given here.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern name with no documented origin.
Related names: Zaria, Zara, Zariyah.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zariah', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Zariah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 149 since 2002, 12 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #450 | 689 |
| 2020 | #460 | 671 |
| 2010 | #491 | 617 |
| 2000 | #1,194 | 168 |
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How popular is Zariah, counting every spelling?
Zariah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #341 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #450 for Zariah on its own. Together these spellings went to 969 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zariah | 689 | #450 | 3,402 |
| Zaria | 274 | #945 | 1,646 |
| Zarriah | 6 | #14,911 | 36 |
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 Zariah?
689 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zariah (0.19 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zariah 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 12 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zariah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zariah?
About 14,100 people born in the US named Zariah are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Zariah 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.
Zariah by state
How common Zariah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (3.6×), Mississippi (2.5×), Nevada (2.3×), South Carolina (2.1×), Maryland (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, Utah, Arkansas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zariah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zariah, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Zariah · Sibling names for Zariah
Questions about the name Zariah
How popular is the name Zariah?
Zariah was the 450th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 689 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 407th with 750 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 56 places. More babies were named Zariah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zariah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zariah in the US.
Where is Zariah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zariah was most common in New Mexico (1.52 per 1,000 girls), followed by Hawaii and District of Columbia.