US rank #7447 Girls' name Peak 2013 362 births

Moriyah — #7447 US girls' name

362 babies named Moriyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s852010s1852020s86
#7447
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Moriyah was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

30 babies were named Moriyah in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moriyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 362 babies named Moriyah between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Moriyah currently holds the #7447 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moriyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Moriyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Moriyah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moriyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 362 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Moriyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

362

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2013

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,447

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Moriyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
30
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 202420212018201520122009200620031999 6

Moriyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
185 births that decade — 51% of Moriyah's all-time total
1990s62000s852010s1852020s86

Moriyah by state

Where Moriyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Moriyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.4%
Florida share of Moriyah's total US births 1.4%

5 of 362 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moriyah?
362 babies have been named Moriyah since 1999. It currently ranks #7447 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 30 births.
When was Moriyah most popular?
Moriyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Moriyah most popular?
The top states for the name Moriyah are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Moriyah been used?
Moriyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Moriyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Morgan, Moriah, Morgen, Morghan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.