Given name
Nuriah
“refers to the Virgin Mary”
Nuriah is a variant of Nuria. One Catalan interpretation is “refers to the Virgin Mary.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nuriah is a variant of Nuria. One Catalan interpretation is “refers to the Virgin Mary.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nuriah is a variant of Nuria. An origin associated with Nuria is Catalan.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nuriah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 59
- 0 boys · 59 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,471 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,471 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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