Girls' name · since 1968
Moriah
Moriah has 13,399 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,094 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,399
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Moriah currently ranks #1094 among girls' names in America, with 13,399 babies recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moriah has been recorded 13,399 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #1094 nationally and more common than 94% of girls, 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 1968 to 2025.
- #1,392 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,094 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,399 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moriah ranks #1,392 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,094 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,399 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,094 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,399
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Moriah's 13,399 recorded births place it above 98.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Moriah compares
13,399 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Moriah's all-time total is 36x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moriah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,399 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 517 | 21 | 19,840 |
Moriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Moriah splits its recorded history at 1997: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1968 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 517 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Moriah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 517
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Moriah popularity over time - boys
108 total births recorded since 1979 (Moriah as boys' name)
Moriah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,615 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Moriah's strongest decade.
4,615 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Moriah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 471
1970s
471 births
- 1980s 1,147
1980s
1,147 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,615 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,190 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,750 births
- 2020s 1,218
2020s
1,218 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,615 births (34% of all-time use).
How Moriah 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 Moriah's total volume
Moriah by state
Where Moriah concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,326 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 996 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 643 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 587 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 567 | 4.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 511 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 475 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 460 | 3.4% |
1,326 of 13,399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Moriah appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Moriah's data
- Moriah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,615 total births); usage has since declined to 1,218 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Moriahs (1,326 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 Moriah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Moriah 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.