Girls' name · since 1991
Nariah
Nariah has 3,521 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,608 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,521
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nariah is the #1608 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,521 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Nariah recorded 3,521 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #1608 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #3,242 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,608 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,521 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nariah ranks #3,242 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,608 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,521 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,608 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,521
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nariah's 3,521 recorded births place it above 95.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nariah compares
3,521 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Nariah's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nariah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,521 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 222 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nariah's full recorded timeline at 2008, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 222 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nariah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 222
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Nariah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,489 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Nariah's strongest decade.
1,489 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nariah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 138
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,198 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,489 births
- 2020s
2020s
696 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,489 births (42% of all-time use).
How Nariah 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 Nariah's total volume
Nariah by state
Where Nariah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 319 | 9.1% |
| #2 | California | | 262 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 242 | 6.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 175 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 154 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 151 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 148 | 4.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 141 | 4.0% |
319 of 3,521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Nariah appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nariah's data
- Nariah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,489 total births) through the 2020s (696) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nariahs (319 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nariah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Nariah 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.