Mariah is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Mariah means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Mariah across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Mariah has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Mariah is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “of uncertain meaning, a form of Mary”. a variant of Maria.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 115,279 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,288 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 17 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 16 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 63 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Mariah per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1996 (5,454/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (80/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2012 (9/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2000 (5/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2021 (4/yr).
Mariah has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1996, when it ranked #132 nationally (given to 5,537 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1990s.
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