Girls' name · since 1999

Maraiah

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Maraiah, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#45,487 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

Maraiah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1999.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maraiah has been recorded 21 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2009.

  • #45,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 21 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maraiah ranks #45,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#45,487 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Maraiah's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Maraiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Maraiah splits its recorded history at 2007: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Maraiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1999)
10
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4681012 199920072009 6

Maraiah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).

2000s was Maraiah's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Maraiah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maraiah?
21 babies have been named Maraiah since 1999. All-time, it sits at #45,487 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1999 with 10 births.
Where does Maraiah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maraiah ranks #45,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Maraiah most popular?
Maraiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Maraiah been used?
The SSA has tracked Maraiah since 1999 -- 11 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Maraiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Maraiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maraiah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.