Neriah
Girl · ne-RY-a · Hebrew
Neriah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “lamp of God”. In 2025 it ranked 407th for girls in the UK (116 babies) and 760th for girls in the US (356 babies).
What does Neriah mean?
Hebrew
“lamp of God”
In the Bible Neriah was the father of Baruch, the scribe of the prophet Jeremiah.
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- ne-RY-a
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Is Neriah a girl's or a boy's name?
Neriah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 116 girls and 3 boys in the UK and 356 girls and 12 boys in the US.
How popular is Neriah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #407among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 116about 1 in 2,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 157% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 116 girls in the UK were named Neriah, making it the 407th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 828th. 3 boys were also named Neriah in 2025 (5,065th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Neriah of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Neriah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 376th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Neriah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 116 | #407 |
| 2024 | 104 | #452 |
| 2023 | 70 | #594 |
| 2022 | 81 | #530 |
| 2021 | 49 | #816 |
| 2020 | 47 | #828 |
| 2019 | 29 | #1,220 |
| 2018 | 37 | #1,028 |
| 2017 | 26 | #1,356 |
| 2016 | 33 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 40 | #979 |
| 2014 | 61 | #705 |
| 2013 | 58 | #746 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,430 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,467 |
| 2010 | 33 | #1,080 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
How popular is Neriah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #760among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 356about 1 in 4,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 188% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 356 girls in the US were named Neriah, making it the 760th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,593rd. It first appears in the records in 1994. 12 boys were also named Neriah in 2025 (6,799th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Neriah of any year since it first appeared, in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Neriah in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 362 girls in the US were given Neriah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #751, up from #760 for this spelling alone.
- Neriah 356
- Neria 6
Neriah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 356 | #760 |
| 2024 | 332 | #827 |
| 2023 | 258 | #989 |
| 2022 | 264 | #994 |
| 2021 | 123 | #1,680 |
| 2020 | 131 | #1,593 |
| 2019 | 107 | #1,875 |
| 2018 | 91 | #2,098 |
| 2017 | 94 | #2,074 |
| 2016 | 187 | #1,286 |
| 2015 | 287 | #946 |
| 2014 | 289 | #933 |
| 2013 | 268 | #941 |
| 2012 | 175 | #1,340 |
| 2011 | 133 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 102 | #1,959 |
| 2009 | 84 | #2,316 |
| 2008 | 50 | #3,315 |
| 2007 | 56 | #3,096 |
| 2006 | 29 | #4,810 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 38 | #3,651 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4,175 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
Names like Neriah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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