Girls' name · since 1999
Oriah
415 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.
- #13,236 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 415
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Oriah is the #6462 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 415 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oriah has been recorded 415 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #6462 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #13,236 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,462 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 415 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oriah ranks #13,236 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,462 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 415 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,236 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 415
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Oriah's 415 recorded births place it above 81.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Oriah compares
415 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Oriah's all-time total is 10% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oriah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 415 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Oriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oriah splits its recorded history at 2013: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oriah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Oriah popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2013 (Oriah as boys' name)
Oriah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (171 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Oriah's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Oriah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
171 births
- 2020s
2020s
138 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 171 births (41% of all-time use).
Oriah by state
Where Oriah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.7% |
7 of 415 births nationwide.
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What to do with Oriah's data
- Oriah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (171 total births) through the 2020s (138) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Oriahs (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Oriah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Oriah 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.