Marriah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ma-REE-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
Marriah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Marriah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Maria; Latin and Greek form of Miriam
Latin and Greek form of Mary, used for the mother of Jesus in most European languages; its original meaning is debated.
Meaning borrowed from Maria. More on Wiktionary.
Is Marriah a girl's or a boy's name?
Marriah is a girls' name.
How popular is Marriah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 49 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Marriah in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marriah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5,106 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4,684 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 35 | #3,423 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 34 | #3,356 |
| 1995 | 49 | #2,547 |
| 1994 | 26 | #4,011 |
| 1993 | 38 | #3,047 |
| 1992 | 28 | #3,767 |
| 1991 | 36 | #3,091 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
Nicknames for Marriah
Names like Marriah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mariah, Moriah, Malia, Madison, Savannah, Hannah, Keziah, Talia, Makayla, Aaliyah, Mia, Mikayla
Names related to Marriah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from 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, “Marriah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marriah, updated 20 October 2026.