Mariah
Mariah is a variation of the feminine name Maria. Its use in an English-language context suggests the pronunciation mə-RY-ə, i.e. the traditional English pronunciation of Latin Maria.
Meaning & Origin of Mariah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mariah is a variation of the feminine name Maria. Its use in an English-language context suggests the pronunciation mə-RY-ə, i.e. the traditional English pronunciation of Latin Maria.
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The Story of Mariah
Mariah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 22 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 5,446 Mariahs were born — ranking #63 that year. As of 2026, Mariah ranks #452 for baby girls with 680 births, falling sharply (-38%). In total, more than 116K Mariahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Mariah
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- Mariah Angeliq (b. 1999), American singer
- Mariah Paris Balenciaga (b. 1982), American drag queen and television personality
- Mariah Bell (b. 1996), American figure skater
- Mariah Bullock (born 1991), Samoan footballer
- Mariah Buzolin (b. 1991), Brazilian actress
- Mariah Carey (b. 1969), American singer-songwriter
- Mariah Duran (born 1996), American skateboarder
- Mariah Fujimagari (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
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Names that sound like Mariah
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About the name Mariah
Mariah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 116K births in the dataset. Mariah's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #62. Use the chart and map above to compare Mariah'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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