Girls' name · since 1973
Meriah
Meriah has 910 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 910
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Meriah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 910 have been recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meriah has been recorded 910 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2024.
- #8,021 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 910 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meriah ranks #8,021 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 910 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 910
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Meriah's 910 recorded births place it above 88.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Meriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meriah's full recorded timeline at 1998, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meriah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2024
- Peak year (1991)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Meriah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (376 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Meriah's strongest decade.
376 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Meriah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 108
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
376 births
- 2000s
2000s
241 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 376 births (41% of all-time use).
How Meriah 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 Meriah's total volume
Meriah by state
Where Meriah concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
53 of 910 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Meriah's data
- Meriah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (376 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Meriahs (53 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 Meriah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1973–2024 (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 Meriah 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.