Maariyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- maa-REE-ya
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,076 for girls
Maariyah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies).
What does Maariyah mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of Maria, common in Muslim families
Arabic spelling of Maria, honouring Maria al-Qibtiyya, mother of the Prophet Muhammad's son Ibrahim.
Is Maariyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Maariyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maariyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Maariyah, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,480th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 58 girls.
Half of all the girls named Maariyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Maariyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 14 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,667 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,480 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,420 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,396 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,353 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,377 |
| 2013 | 32 | #1,165 |
| 2012 | 37 | #1,041 |
| 2011 | 35 | #1,069 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,380 |
| 2009 | 27 | #1,212 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,141 |
| 2007 | 31 | #1,026 |
| 2006 | 38 | #853 |
| 2005 | 26 | #1,048 |
| 2004 | 42 | #731 |
| 2003 | 44 | #699 |
| 2002 | 40 | #708 |
| 2001 | 35 | #768 |
| 2000 | 57 | #547 |
| 1999 | 58 | #550 |
| 1998 | 34 | #761 |
| 1997 | 35 | #758 |
| 1996 | 48 | #568 |
Names like Maariyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safia Aakifah Habiba Hibah Zaniyah Musfirah Taliyah Farah Samah Umamah Faiza Azariyah
Names related to Maariyah
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maariyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maariyah, updated 20 October 2026.