US rank #1784 Girls' name Peak 2010 1,995 births

Nariyah — #1784 US girls' name

1,995 babies named Nariyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1784
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2010
Single peak year

146 babies were named Nariyah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nariyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,995 babies named Nariyah between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nariyah currently holds the #1784 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 146 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nariyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,024 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nariyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 144 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Nariyah in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nariyah 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 1,995 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.

Nariyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,995

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2010

146 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,784

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nariyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
146
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Nariyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,024 births that decade — 51% of Nariyah's all-time total
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Nariyah by state

Where Nariyah concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nariyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
144 7.2%
#2 California
131 6.6%
#3 Florida
124 6.2%
#4 North Carolina
104 5.2%
#5 Georgia
95 4.8%
#6 Virginia
73 3.7%
#7 Illinois
57 2.9%
#8 New York
57 2.9%
Texas share of Nariyah's total US births 7.2%
Even split

144 of 1,995 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Nariyah appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nariyah?
1,995 babies have been named Nariyah since 2002. It currently ranks #1784 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 146 births.
When was Nariyah most popular?
Nariyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,024 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Nariyah most popular?
The top states for the name Nariyah are Texas (144 births), California (131 births), Florida (124 births).
How long has the name Nariyah been used?
Nariyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nariyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nariah, Nara, Narissa, Narda, 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, 2002–2024 (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.