Girls' name · since 1974
Marriah
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 702 babies named Marriah, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 702
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marriah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 702 recorded since 1974.
Marriah has 702 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2021.
- #9,507 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 702 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marriah ranks #9,507 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 702 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 702
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marriah's 702 recorded births place it above 86.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Marriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marriah's full recorded timeline at 1999, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marriah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2021
- Peak year (1995)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Marriah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (314 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Marriah's strongest decade.
314 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Marriah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
314 births
- 2000s
2000s
192 births
- 2010s 99
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 314 births (45% of all-time use).
How Marriah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marriah's total volume
Marriah by state
Where Marriah concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.7% |
48 of 702 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Marriah's data
- Marriah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (314 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marriahs (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marriah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
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, 1974–2021 (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 Marriah 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.