US rank #5529 Girls' name Peak 2023 397 births

Oriah — #5529 US girls' name

397 babies named Oriah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1012010s1712020s120
#5529
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Oriah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

32 babies were named Oriah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oriah

The Social Security Administration has registered 397 babies named Oriah between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Oriah currently holds the #5529 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oriah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Oriah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oriah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oriah 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 397 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.

Oriah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

397

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2023

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,529

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oriah popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
32
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 202420212018201520122009200620021999 5

Oriah popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2013 (Oriah as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2013 5

Oriah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
171 births that decade — 43% of Oriah's all-time total
1990s52000s1012010s1712020s120

Oriah by state

Where Oriah concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oriah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 1.8%
California share of Oriah's total US births 1.8%

7 of 397 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oriah?
397 babies have been named Oriah since 1999. It currently ranks #5529 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 32 births.
When was Oriah most popular?
Oriah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Oriah most popular?
The top states for the name Oriah are California (7 births).
How long has the name Oriah been used?
Oriah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oriah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oriana, Orianna, Orion, Orie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1999–2024 (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.