US rank #4724 Girls' name Peak 2009 672 births

Zoriah — #4724 US girls' name

672 babies named Zoriah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s292000s2332010s2642020s146
#4724
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Zoriah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

44 babies were named Zoriah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zoriah

The Social Security Administration has registered 672 babies named Zoriah between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zoriah currently holds the #4724 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zoriah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zoriah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Zoriah in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zoriah 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 672 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.

Zoriah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

672

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2009

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,724

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zoriah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
44
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001996 6

Zoriah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
264 births that decade — 39% of Zoriah's all-time total
1990s292000s2332010s2642020s146

Zoriah by state

Where Zoriah concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Zoriah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
31 4.6%
#2 Florida
16 2.4%
#3 California
11 1.6%
#4 New York
10 1.5%
#5 Georgia
5 0.7%
#6 Louisiana
5 0.7%
Texas share of Zoriah's total US births 4.6%
Even split

31 of 672 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zoriah?
672 babies have been named Zoriah since 1996. It currently ranks #4724 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 44 births.
When was Zoriah most popular?
Zoriah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Zoriah most popular?
The top states for the name Zoriah are Texas (31 births), Florida (16 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Zoriah been used?
Zoriah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zoriah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zora, Zoraida, Zori, Zoraya, 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, 1996–2024 (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.