Girls' name · since 1994
Neriah
Neriah has 3,651 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #762 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,651
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neriah currently ranks #762 among girls' names in America, with 3,651 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Neriah recorded 3,651 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #762 nationally today, ahead of 96% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #3,167 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #762 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,651 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neriah ranks #3,167 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #762 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,651 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #762 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,651
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neriah's 3,651 recorded births place it above 95.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Neriah compares
3,651 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Neriah's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neriah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,651 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 356 | 21 | 19,840 |
Neriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neriah's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 356, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neriah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 356
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Neriah popularity over time - boys
97 total births recorded since 2009 (Neriah as boys' name)
Neriah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,733 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Neriah's strongest decade.
1,733 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Neriah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 372
2000s
372 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,733 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,464 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,733 births (47% of all-time use).
How Neriah 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 Neriah's total volume
Neriah by state
Where Neriah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 433 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 338 | 9.3% |
| #3 | California | | 332 | 9.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 211 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 132 | 3.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 106 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 99 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 82 | 2.2% |
433 of 3,651 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Neriah appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Neriah's data
- Neriah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,733 total births) through the 2020s (1,464) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Neriahs (433 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 Neriah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Neriah 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.