Recorded 1979–1998 Girls' name Peak 1991 103 births

Muriah — girls' name

103 babies named Muriah in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s421990s53
1990s
Peak decade

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

1991
Single peak year

15 babies were named Muriah in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Muriah

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Muriah between 1979 and 1998, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Muriah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Muriah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Muriah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Muriah 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 103 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.

Muriah at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

103

Since 1979

20 years of records

Peak year

1991

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1979

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1998

Muriah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1979

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1991)
15
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 1998199319911989198619821979 8

Muriah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
53 births that decade — 51% of Muriah's all-time total
1970s81980s421990s53

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Muriah?
103 babies have been named Muriah since 1979. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1991 with 15 births.
When was Muriah most popular?
Muriah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Muriah been used?
Muriah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 20 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Muriah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Muriel, Murphy, Murl, Murlene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1979–1998 (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.