Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2013

Jariyah

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #2,372 Trend ↑ Rising 25%
Rank 2025
#2,372
among girls · ↑169 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
83
named Jariyah · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 21,148
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2013
85 babies
All-time total
1,275
#6,475 all-time among girls
First recorded
2001
in Social Security records

Jariyah popularity over time

1,275 babies have been named Jariyah since 2001, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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2000s 222 5 227 23 – #3,432
2010s 653 20 673 67 +196% #2,198
2020s (to 2025) 363 12 375 63 -7% #2,372

Where Jariyah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 79 0.05 outside top 500
2027 82 0.05 outside top 500
2028 84 0.05 outside top 500
2029 87 0.05 outside top 500
2030 88 0.05 outside top 500

Where Jariyah is most popular

Girls named Jariyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.038 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jariyah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 22 0.470 +1131%
Alabama 10 0.107 +179%
Georgia 21 0.092 +142%
North Carolina 13 0.057 +49%
South Carolina 5 0.056 +46%
Florida 17 0.040 ≈ national
Tennessee 6 0.038 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 7 0.030 -23%
Texas 21 0.026 -32%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jariyah

Jariyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,372 in 2025 with 76 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 2001, 1,275 American babies have been named Jariyah. Its peak came in 2013, when 85 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jariyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jariyah?

The median living Jariyah is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 1,300 people named Jariyah are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jariyah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 76 #2,372 7 #10,115
2024 70 #2,541 5 #13,104
2023 46 #3,449 – –
2022 53 #3,094 – –
2021 65 #2,657 – –
2020 53 #3,041 – –
2019 56 #2,941 5 #12,971
2018 50 #3,223 5 #13,003
2017 63 #2,729 5 #13,112
2016 69 #2,579 – –
2015 70 #2,573 – –
2014 68 #2,597 – –
2013 85 #2,198 – –
2012 65 #2,721 5 #13,074
2011 56 #3,029 – –
2010 71 #2,570 – –
2009 48 #3,432 – –
2008 47 #3,504 – –
2007 35 #4,332 5 #13,209
2006 19 #6,694 – –
2005 24 #5,341 – –
2004 17 #6,916 – –
2003 14 #7,747 – –
2002 10 #9,808 – –
2001 8 #11,448 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jariyah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jariyah?

The median living Jariyah is about 10 years old. Half of all living Jariyahs are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Jariyah are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Jariyah are alive in the United States, based on 1,275 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jariyah in 2025?

Jariyah ranked #2,372 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 76 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jariyah?

1,275 babies have been named Jariyah in the United States since 2001, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jariyah most popular?

Jariyah peaked in 2013, when 85 newborns received the name.

Is Jariyah a boy or girl name?

Jariyah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jariyah rising or falling?

Jariyah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Jariyah become more popular?

Jariyah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 88 girls named Jariyah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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