Girls' name · since 2002
Nariyah
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 2,127 babies named Nariyah, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,610 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,127
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nariyah currently ranks #1610 among girls' names in America, with 2,127 babies recorded since 2002.
Nariyah has 2,127 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1610 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #4,523 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,610 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,127 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nariyah ranks #4,523 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,610 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,127 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,610 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,127
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nariyah's 2,127 recorded births place it above 93.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nariyah compares
2,127 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Nariyah's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nariyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,127 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 146 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nariyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nariyah's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 146, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nariyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 146
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nariyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,024 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Nariyah's strongest decade.
1,024 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Nariyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
468 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,024 births
- 2020s
2020s
635 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,024 births (48% of all-time use).
How Nariyah 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 Nariyah's total volume
Nariyah by state
Where Nariyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 156 | 7.3% |
| #2 | California | | 139 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 134 | 6.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 112 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 103 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 82 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 66 | 3.1% |
| #8 | New York | | 62 | 2.9% |
156 of 2,127 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Nariyah appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nariyah's data
- Nariyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,024 total births) through the 2020s (635) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nariyahs (156 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nariyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Nariyah 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.