Recorded 1998–2017 Girls' name Peak 1998 15 births

Maariyah — girls' name

15 babies named Maariyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s52010s5
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Maariyah was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

5 babies were named Maariyah in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maariyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Maariyah between 1998 and 2017, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maariyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maariyah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maariyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maariyah 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 15 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.

Maariyah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

15

Since 1998

20 years of records

Peak year

1998

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1998

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2017

Maariyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1998

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1998)
5
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5 201720001998 5

Maariyah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5 births that decade — 33% of Maariyah's all-time total
1990s52000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maariyah?
15 babies have been named Maariyah since 1998. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1998 with 5 births.
When was Maariyah most popular?
Maariyah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Maariyah been used?
Maariyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 20 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Maariyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maayan, Maahi, Maanya, Maaliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1998–2017 (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.