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Mariyah

100% girls · 75 born in 2025

Mariyah has been given to about 6,555 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,515
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mariyah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 431
  • Born in 202575
  • All time6,555
  • England & Wales, 202519

How popular is Mariyah?

Its best year was 2009, when 431 babies were given the name, ranking 677th. The typical living American called Mariyah is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Mariyah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mariah0.97
  2. Maliyah0.88
  3. Ariyah0.88
  4. Zariyah0.88
  5. Sariyah0.88
  6. Zariah0.85
  7. Ariah0.85
  8. Sariah0.85

Middle names for Mariyah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mariyah Eve0.80
  2. Mariyah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Mariyah Josephine0.78
  4. Mariyah Anne0.78
  5. Mariyah Rose0.77
  6. Mariyah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Mariyah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yarelisister · 0.96
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.95
  3. Azariasister · 0.94
  4. Sienasister · 0.93
  5. Bostonbrother · 0.93
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.93

Where Mariyah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. South Carolina0.01%
  2. Georgia0.01%
  3. North Carolina0.01%
  4. New York0.00%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mariyah Anderson0.74
  2. Mariyah White0.72
  3. Mariyah Reyes0.72
  4. Mariyah Nguyen0.72
  5. Mariyah Lee0.72
  6. Mariyah Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mariyah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Mariyah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.