Girls' name · since 2003
Meriyah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Meriyah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
51 girls have been named Meriyah since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meriyah has been recorded 51 times among girls since 2003, 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 2003 to 2015.
- #34,838 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meriyah ranks #34,838 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #34,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Meriyah's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meriyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meriyah splits its recorded history at 2007: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meriyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2015
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Meriyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (41 births, 80% of the file).
2000s was Meriyah's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Meriyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 41 births (80% of all-time use).
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What to do with Meriyah's data
- Meriyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Meriyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2003–2015 (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 Meriyah 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.