Mariha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-REE-hah
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mariha is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Mariha come from?
Hebrew: probably a variant of Mariah, from Maria
Is Mariha a girl's or a boy's name?
Mariha is a girls' name.
How popular is Mariha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 10 girls.
Mariha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
How popular is Mariha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Mariha in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mariha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,252 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 26 | #3,930 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Names like Mariha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Khadija, Madiha, Aisha, Maha, Maliha, Hiba, Amira, Aaliyah, Halima, Maya, Summer
Names related to Mariha
Maria, Mirha, Mara, Marwa, Maira, Mahira, Marie, Mari, Mariah, Mariyah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mariha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mariha, updated 20 October 2026.