Given name

Zeriah

“a sower of seeds”

Zeriah is a variant of Zera. One Hebrew interpretation is “a sower of seeds.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zeriah is a variant of Zera. One Hebrew interpretation is “a sower of seeds.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Zeriah is a variant of Zera. An origin associated with Zera is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Zeriah through the years

Babies since 1880
335
5 boys · 330 girls
Most popular year
2010
22 babies
2025
14
#7,881 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−10%
Steady
Boys Girls
0510152025Highest share 2012Boys 0.0Girls 8.7
Zeriah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2002–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,881 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 259 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.

Zeriah’s family of names

Zeriah has a related form in Zera.

Walk Zeriah’s family in the name graph

ZeriahZeraZerriah

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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