US rank #4715 Girls' name Peak 2009 1,214 births

Lariah — #4715 US girls' name

1,214 babies named Lariah in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s802000s4032010s5662020s165
#4715
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Lariah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

104 babies were named Lariah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lariah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,214 babies named Lariah between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lariah currently holds the #4715 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 104 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lariah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 566 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lariah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 53 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Lariah in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lariah 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 1,214 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.

Lariah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,214

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2009

104 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,715

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lariah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
104
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
050100150 20242019201420092004199919941991 8

Lariah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
566 births that decade — 47% of Lariah's all-time total
1990s802000s4032010s5662020s165

Lariah by state

Where Lariah concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lariah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
53 4.4%
#2 California
43 3.5%
#3 Florida
32 2.6%
#4 Illinois
32 2.6%
#5 Ohio
22 1.8%
#6 Oklahoma
18 1.5%
#7 Michigan
10 0.8%
#8 North Carolina
10 0.8%
Texas share of Lariah's total US births 4.4%
Even split

53 of 1,214 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Lariah appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lariah?
1,214 babies have been named Lariah since 1991. It currently ranks #4715 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 104 births.
When was Lariah most popular?
Lariah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 566 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Lariah most popular?
The top states for the name Lariah are Texas (53 births), California (43 births), Florida (32 births).
How long has the name Lariah been used?
Lariah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lariah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lara, Larissa, Larue, Larry, 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, 1991–2024 (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.