Girls' name · since 1992
Zariah
Zariah has 14,164 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #450 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,164
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zariah is the #450 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 14,164 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zariah has been recorded 14,164 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #450 nationally and more common than 97% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #1,334 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #450 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,164 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zariah ranks #1,334 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #450 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,164 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #450 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,164
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zariah's 14,164 recorded births place it above 98.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zariah compares
14,164 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Zariah's all-time total is 38x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zariah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,164 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 750 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zariah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 750, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zariah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 750
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Zariah popularity over time - boys
149 total births recorded since 2002 (Zariah as boys' name)
Zariah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,483 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Zariah's strongest decade.
6,483 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Zariah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 391
1990s
391 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,217 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,483 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,073 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,483 births (46% of all-time use).
How Zariah 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 Zariah's total volume
Zariah by state
Where Zariah concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,627 | 11.5% |
| #2 | California | | 1,173 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,147 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 788 | 5.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 670 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 604 | 4.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 571 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 555 | 3.9% |
1,627 of 14,164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Zariah appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zariah's data
- Zariah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,483 total births) through the 2020s (4,073) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zariahs (1,627 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Zariah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zariah: 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 (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Zariah 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.