US rank #7454 Girls' name Peak 2017 411 births

Noriah — #7454 US girls' name

411 babies named Noriah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s972010s2032020s111
#7454
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Noriah was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

29 babies were named Noriah in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Noriah

The Social Security Administration has registered 411 babies named Noriah between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Noriah currently holds the #7454 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Noriah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 203 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Noriah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Noriah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Noriah 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 411 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.

Noriah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

411

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2017

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,454

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Noriah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
29
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
010203040 202420212018201520122009200620032000 6

Noriah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
203 births that decade — 49% of Noriah's all-time total
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Noriah by state

Where Noriah concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Noriah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
13 3.2%
#2 California
10 2.4%
#3 Georgia
5 1.2%
Texas share of Noriah's total US births 3.2%
Even split

13 of 411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noriah?
411 babies have been named Noriah since 2000. It currently ranks #7454 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 29 births.
When was Noriah most popular?
Noriah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 203 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Noriah most popular?
The top states for the name Noriah are Texas (13 births), California (10 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Noriah been used?
Noriah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Noriah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Norma, Nora, Norah, Noreen, 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, 2000–2024 (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.