Girls' name · since 1999
Moriyah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 378 babies named Moriyah, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,022 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 378
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
378 babies have been named Moriyah since 1999, making it today's #7022 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moriyah has been recorded 378 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #7022 nationally and more common than 59% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #13,991 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,022 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 378 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moriyah ranks #13,991 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,022 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 378 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,022 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 378
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Moriyah's 378 recorded births place it above 80.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Moriyah compares
378 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Moriyah's all-time total is 1% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moriyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 378 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Moriyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Moriyah's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Moriyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Moriyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (185 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Moriyah's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Moriyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 185 births (49% of all-time use).
Moriyah by state
Where Moriyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 378 births nationwide.
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What to do with Moriyah's data
- Moriyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Moriyahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Moriyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Moriyah 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.