Sariah
According to the Book of Mormon, Sariah was the wife of Lehi, and the mother of Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi. She traveled with her husband from Jerusalem, into the wilderness, and eventually, across the ocean to the "promised land". She is noted for the story in First Nephi where she complains to Lehi for sending her sons back to Jerusalem thinking that they may have died.
Meaning & Origin of Sariah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
According to the Book of Mormon, Sariah was the wife of Lehi, and the mother of Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi. She traveled with her husband from Jerusalem, into the wilderness, and eventually, across the ocean to the "promised land". She is noted for the story in First Nephi where she complains to Lehi for sending her sons back to Jerusalem thinking that they may have died.
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The Story of Sariah
Sariah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1969, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 496 Sariahs were born — ranking #581 that year. As of 2026, Sariah ranks #1,042 for baby girls with 240 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 10K Sariahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sariah
Sariah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Sariah's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #581. Use the chart and map above to compare Sariah'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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