Given name
Sariah
“princess”
Sariah is a variant of Sarah. Sarah means “princess” in Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sariah is a variant of Sarah. Sarah means “princess” in Hebrew.
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Where it comes from
Sariah is a variant of Sarah. Sarah comes from Hebrew biblical tradition and is the name given to Abraham’s wife in Genesis.
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How it developed
Sariah is a variant of Sarah. The shared background comes through Sarah: In the biblical account, Sarai is renamed Sarah as part of a blessing. Later Irish and Scottish uses sometimes adopted Sarah in place of local Gaelic names, a separate practice from its Hebrew origin.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sariah is a variant of Sarah. The history of Sarah gives this family its wider story. Sarah is remembered in Genesis as Abraham’s wife and Isaac’s mother. Sarah’s later local adaptations included use for Sorcha in Ireland and Mor in Scotland, showing how an established biblical name could serve different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Sariah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,594
- 0 boys · 9,594 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 496 babies
- 2025
- 271
- #951 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 271 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 951 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 496 in 2011. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (33). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,512 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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