Jariah
The Story of Jariah
As a girl name
Jariah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 87 Jariahs were born — ranking #2,244 that year. As of 2026, Jariah ranks #3,518 for girls with 44 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 1K Jariahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jariah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 21 Jariahs were born — ranking #4,582 that year. As of 2026, Jariah ranks #5,479 for boys with 17 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). In total, more than 332 Jariahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jariah
Jariah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jariah's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #2,244. Use the chart and map above to compare Jariah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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