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Mariyah

Girl

Meaning of Mariyah: Arabic: 'purity'

Mariyah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2306th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1262nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2306

75 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1262

26 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,555

First recorded 1990 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 31 babies1992: 23 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 36 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 46 babies1997: 57 babies1998: 120 babies1999: 90 babies2000: 89 babies20002001: 102 babies2002: 128 babies2003: 142 babies2004: 150 babies2005: 236 babies2006: 298 babies2007: 298 babies2008: 395 babies2009: 431 babies2010: 378 babies20102011: 423 babies2012: 417 babies2013: 348 babies2014: 302 babies2015: 276 babies2016: 298 babies2017: 247 babies2018: 224 babies2019: 190 babies2020: 167 babies20202021: 148 babies2022: 132 babies2023: 113 babies2024: 96 babies2025: 75 babies
US babies named Mariyah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 431.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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