Given name & surname
Moriya
“God is my teacher; of the hill country”
Moriya is a variant of Moriah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my teacher; of the hill country.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Moriya is a variant of Moriah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my teacher; of the hill country.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Moriya is a variant of Moriah. An origin associated with Moriah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Moriya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 115
- 0 boys · 115 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 148 as a first name in 2020; 125 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Moriya’s family of names
Moriya has a related form in Moriah. In Japanese usage, Moriya is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 守哉. In Japanese usage, Moriya as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 守屋.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.