Recorded 1993–2021 Girls' name Peak 2009 112 births

Chariah — girls' name

112 babies named Chariah in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

112 girls have been named Chariah since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

112
total births
1993–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Chariah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

11 babies were named Chariah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chariah

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Chariah between 1993 and 2021, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chariah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chariah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chariah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chariah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 112 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chariah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

112

Since 1993

29 years of records

Peak year

2009

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1993

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2021

Chariah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1993

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2009)
11
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4681012 2021201220082004200119951993 7

Chariah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
61 births that decade — 54% of Chariah's all-time total
1990s192000s612010s262020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chariah?
112 babies have been named Chariah since 1993. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2009 with 11 births.
When was Chariah most popular?
Chariah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Chariah been used?
Chariah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 29 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Chariah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.