Girls' name · since 1986
Morriah
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 41 babies named Morriah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,329 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
41 girls have been named Morriah since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morriah has been recorded 41 times among girls since 1986, 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 1986 to 2013.
- #37,329 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morriah ranks #37,329 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #37,329 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Morriah's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Morriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Morriah splits its recorded history at 2008: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Morriah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2013
- Peak year (2008)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Morriah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Morriah's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Morriah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Morriah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2010s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Morriah: 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 (~27 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, 1986–2013 (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 Morriah 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.