Girls' name · since 1973
Miriah
Miriah has 1,836 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,836
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,836 girls have been named Miriah since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Miriah has 1,836 recorded births among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 2022.
- #4,982 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,836 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miriah ranks #4,982 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,836 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,836
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Miriah's 1,836 recorded births place it above 93.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Miriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Miriah's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 201, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Miriah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2022
- Peak year (1991)
- 201
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Miriah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (986 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Miriah's strongest decade.
986 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Miriah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 119
1970s
119 births
- 1980s 305
1980s
305 births
- 1990s
1990s
986 births
- 2000s 298
2000s
298 births
- 2010s 110
2010s
110 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 986 births (54% of all-time use).
How Miriah 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 Miriah's total volume
Miriah by state
Where Miriah concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 92 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 67 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 36 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 33 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 32 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 29 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #8 | New York | | 21 | 1.1% |
92 of 1,836 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Miriah appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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- Miriah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (986 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Miriahs (92 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Miriah: 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 (~49 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, 1973–2022 (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 Miriah 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.