Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1992

Moriah

Meaning Moriah is a feminine given name and a surname Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,093 Trend ↑ Rising 12%

Moriah is a feminine given name and a surname.

Rank 2025
#1,093
among girls · ↑119 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
221
named Moriah · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,273
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1992
517 babies
All-time total
13,507
#1,392 all-time among girls
First recorded
1968
in Social Security records

Moriah popularity over time

13,507 babies have been named Moriah since 1968, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 8 – 8 1 – #5,485
1970s 471 7 478 48 +5875% #1,395
1980s 1,147 34 1,181 118 +147% #948
1990s 4,615 12 4,627 463 +292% #478
2000s 3,190 33 3,223 322 -30% #675
2010s 2,750 22 2,772 277 -14% #779
2020s (to 2025) 1,218 – 1,218 203 -27% #1,035

Where Moriah 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 224 0.14 outside top 500
2027 227 0.14 outside top 500
2028 229 0.14 outside top 500
2029 231 0.14 outside top 500
2030 233 0.15 outside top 500

Where Moriah is most popular

Girls named Moriah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.126 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Moriah 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
Hawaii 5 0.436 +245%
Virginia 48 0.282 +123%
Pennsylvania 52 0.220 +74%
Alabama 20 0.213 +69%
Georgia 47 0.207 +64%
North Carolina 45 0.198 +56%
Ohio 46 0.194 +53%
West Virginia 5 0.191 +51%
Kansas 11 0.191 +51%
Arkansas 10 0.189 +50%
Florida 66 0.154 +22%
Kentucky 13 0.152 +20%
Tennessee 24 0.151 +20%
Texas 112 0.139 +10%
New Jersey 25 0.139 +10%
Missouri 16 0.133 +5%
Maryland 11 0.104 -18%
New York 38 0.096 -24%
Michigan 17 0.093 -26%
Arizona 13 0.093 -27%
California 76 0.090 -28%
South Carolina 7 0.078 -38%
Indiana 10 0.071 -44%
Minnesota 7 0.065 -49%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -54%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -55%
Illinois 12 0.052 -59%
Washington 7 0.048 -62%
Colorado 5 0.045 -65%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -67%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Moriah

Moriah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,093 in 2025 with 221 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1968, 13,507 American babies have been named Moriah. Its peak came in 1992, when 517 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Moriah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Moriah?

The median living Moriah is about 24 years old; half are between 14 and 32. An estimated 13 thousand people named Moriah are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

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

Moriah 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 221 #1,093 – –
2024 196 #1,212 – –
2023 246 #1,035 – –
2022 180 #1,314 – –
2021 182 #1,273 – –
2020 193 #1,197 – –
2019 216 #1,124 8 #9,461
2018 203 #1,185 6 #11,698
2017 242 #1,062 – –
2016 282 #963 – –
2015 278 #975 – –
2014 275 #970 – –
2013 268 #945 – –
2012 309 #863 – –
2011 323 #822 8 #9,336
2010 354 #779 – –
2009 378 #752 20 #4,869
2008 353 #814 13 #6,654
2007 319 #878 – –
2006 297 #895 – –
2005 301 #843 – –
2004 293 #841 – –
2003 305 #809 – –
2002 272 #849 – –
2001 314 #762 – –
2000 358 #675 – –
1995 516 #480 – –
1990 252 #798 6 #7,788
1985 109 #1,254 – –
1980 77 #1,538 5 #6,943
1975 35 #2,344 – –
1970 14 #4,180 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Moriah?

The median living Moriah is about 24 years old. Half of all living Moriahs are between 14 and 32 years old.

How many people named Moriah are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Moriah are alive in the United States, based on 13,507 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Moriah mean?

Moriah is a feminine given name and a surname.

How popular is the name Moriah in 2025?

Moriah ranked #1,093 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 221 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Moriah?

13,507 babies have been named Moriah in the United States since 1968, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Moriah most popular?

Moriah peaked in 1992, when 517 newborns received the name.

Is Moriah a boy or girl name?

Moriah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Moriah rising or falling?

Moriah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Moriah become more popular?

Moriah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 233 girls named Moriah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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