Zariah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- za-RY-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,019 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #449 for girls
Zariah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,019th for girls in the UK (36 babies) and 449th for girls in the US (689 babies).
Where does Zariah come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps influenced by Zara and Mariah
More on Wiktionary.
Is Zariah a girl's or a boy's name?
Zariah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 girls in the UK and 689 girls and 12 boys in the US.
How popular is Zariah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,019th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36 about 1 in 7,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 104% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the UK were named Zariah, making it the 1,019th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,526th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 42 girls.
Half of all the girls named Zariah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 68 girls in the UK were given Zariah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #580, up from #1,019 for this spelling alone.
- Zariah 36
- Zariyah 32
Among girls in 2025, it was 973rd in England and Wales.
Zariah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #1,019 |
| 2024 | 42 | #907 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,178 |
| 2022 | 31 | #1,150 |
| 2021 | 35 | #1,054 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,526 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,678 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,853 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
How popular is Zariah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 449th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 689 about 1 in 2,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 689 girls in the US were named Zariah, making it the 449th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 460th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 750 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992. 12 boys were also named Zariah in 2025 (6,799th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Zariah in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,143 girls in the US were given Zariah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #295, up from #449 for this spelling alone.
Zariah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 689 | #449 |
| 2024 | 710 | #436 |
| 2023 | 750 | #407 |
| 2022 | 669 | #475 |
| 2021 | 584 | #528 |
| 2020 | 671 | #460 |
| 2019 | 652 | #482 |
| 2018 | 728 | #434 |
| 2017 | 709 | #446 |
| 2016 | 720 | #448 |
| 2015 | 625 | #506 |
| 2014 | 584 | #531 |
| 2013 | 571 | #521 |
| 2012 | 647 | #475 |
| 2011 | 630 | #470 |
| 2010 | 617 | #490 |
| 2009 | 607 | #499 |
| 2008 | 536 | #574 |
| 2007 | 497 | #605 |
| 2006 | 349 | #786 |
| 2005 | 264 | #937 |
| 2004 | 248 | #965 |
| 2003 | 219 | #1,042 |
| 2002 | 149 | #1,307 |
| 2001 | 180 | #1,157 |
| 2000 | 168 | #1,186 |
| 1999 | 110 | #1,537 |
| 1998 | 118 | #1,441 |
| 1997 | 79 | #1,861 |
| 1996 | 45 | #2,710 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
Names like Zariah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Zainab, Safa, Ayah, Nusaybah, Sumayyah, Ruqayyah, Zaniyah, Hafsa, Kaliyah, Amira, Hiba
Other spellings of Zariah
Names related to Zariah
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Zariah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zariah, updated 20 October 2026.