Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Mariyah is a form of Maria. Maria comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mariyah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,555
- 0 boys · 6,555 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 431 babies
- 2025
- 75
- #2,399 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 75 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,399 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 431 in 2009. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,310 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mariyah’s family of names
In English usage, Mariyah has a related form in Maria.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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