Recorded 1997–2020 Girls' name Peak 2009 216 births

Maryiah — girls' name

216 babies named Maryiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s642010s1282020s11

The verdict

216 girls have been named Maryiah since 1997, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.

216
total births
1997–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Maryiah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

18 babies were named Maryiah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maryiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 216 babies named Maryiah between 1997 and 2020, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maryiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maryiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maryiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maryiah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maryiah 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 216 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.

Maryiah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

216

Since 1997

24 years of records

Peak year

2009

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1997

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2020

Maryiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1997

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2009)
18
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 2020201720142011200820001997 6

Maryiah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
128 births that decade — 59% of Maryiah's all-time total
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Maryiah by state

Where Maryiah concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maryiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.3%
Texas share of Maryiah's total US births 2.3%

5 of 216 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maryiah?
216 babies have been named Maryiah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2009 with 18 births.
When was Maryiah most popular?
Maryiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Maryiah most popular?
The top states for the name Maryiah are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Maryiah been used?
Maryiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 24 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Maryiah?
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.

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, 1997–2020 (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.