US rank #6435 Girls' name Peak 2008 2,172 births

Maryah — #6435 US girls' name

2,172 babies named Maryah in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s651990s5022000s8062010s6742020s119
#6435
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Maryah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

123 babies were named Maryah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maryah

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,172 babies named Maryah between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maryah currently holds the #6435 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 123 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maryah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 806 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Maryah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 266 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Maryah in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maryah 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 2,172 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.

Maryah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,172

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2008

123 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,435

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maryah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
123
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Maryah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
806 births that decade — 37% of Maryah's all-time total
1970s61980s651990s5022000s8062010s6742020s119

Maryah by state

Where Maryah concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maryah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
266 12.2%
#2 Texas
151 7.0%
#3 Florida
98 4.5%
#4 Illinois
56 2.6%
#5 Ohio
40 1.8%
#6 Michigan
32 1.5%
#7 Pennsylvania
28 1.3%
#8 Georgia
23 1.1%
California share of Maryah's total US births 12.2%
Even split

266 of 2,172 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Maryah appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maryah?
2,172 babies have been named Maryah since 1974. It currently ranks #6435 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 123 births.
When was Maryah most popular?
Maryah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 806 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Maryah most popular?
The top states for the name Maryah are California (266 births), Texas (151 births), Florida (98 births).
How long has the name Maryah been used?
Maryah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maryah?
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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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, 1974–2024 (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.