Joriah
The Story of Joriah
As a girl name
Joriah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 5 Joriahs were born — ranking #17,501 that year. As of 2026, Joriah ranks #15,532 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Joriahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Joriah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2009, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 7 Joriahs were born — ranking #9,864 that year. As of 2026, Joriah ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 19 Joriahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Joriah
Joriah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Joriah's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #9,864. Use the chart and map above to compare Joriah'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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