Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Zariah

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #450 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#450
among girls · ↓14 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
701
named Zariah · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,333
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
761 babies
All-time total
14,313
#1,334 all-time among girls
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Zariah popularity over time

14,313 babies have been named Zariah since 1992, 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
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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 – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 391 – 391 39 – #1,457
2000s 3,217 29 3,246 325 +730% #500
2010s 6,483 49 6,532 653 +101% #438
2020s (to 2025) 4,073 71 4,144 691 +6% #407

Where Zariah 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 697 0.43 #443
2027 703 0.44 #438
2028 709 0.44 #437
2029 714 0.44 #434
2030 718 0.45 #432

Where Zariah is most popular

Girls named Zariah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.419 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Hawaii, and District of Columbia.

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 Zariah 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
New Mexico 37 1.52 +263%
Hawaii 13 1.13 +170%
District of Columbia 13 1.10 +162%
Mississippi 49 1.05 +150%
Nevada 45 0.969 +131%
South Carolina 79 0.879 +110%
Maryland 85 0.802 +91%
Arizona 95 0.677 +61%
Georgia 153 0.673 +61%
Alabama 61 0.650 +55%
West Virginia 17 0.649 +55%
North Carolina 146 0.641 +53%
Connecticut 36 0.619 +48%
Colorado 69 0.618 +47%
Kentucky 52 0.608 +45%
Ohio 141 0.594 +42%
Louisiana 51 0.583 +39%
Alaska 5 0.581 +39%
Florida 247 0.577 +38%
Oklahoma 42 0.571 +36%
Missouri 66 0.548 +31%
Virginia 85 0.499 +19%
Tennessee 78 0.492 +17%
Pennsylvania 116 0.491 +17%
Iowa 28 0.479 +14%
Michigan 87 0.478 +14%
Wisconsin 49 0.476 +13%
New York 181 0.457 +9%
Texas 365 0.454 +8%
Minnesota 47 0.436 ≈ national
Oregon 27 0.415 ≈ national
Kansas 23 0.399 -5%
Washington 57 0.395 -6%
Illinois 90 0.393 -6%
Massachusetts 45 0.372 -11%
Indiana 52 0.370 -12%
California 311 0.370 -12%
Nebraska 12 0.334 -20%
Arkansas 15 0.284 -32%
Utah 18 0.216 -48%
New Jersey 39 0.216 -48%
Delaware – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Zariah

Zariah is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #450 in 2025 with 689 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 14,313 American babies have been named Zariah. Its peak came in 2023, when 761 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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

How old are people named Zariah?

The median living Zariah is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 14 thousand people named Zariah are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Zariah 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 689 #450 12 #7,186
2024 710 #436 17 #5,654
2023 750 #407 11 #7,727
2022 669 #475 13 #6,816
2021 584 #529 13 #6,688
2020 671 #460 5 #14,019
2019 652 #482 6 #12,117
2018 728 #438 – –
2017 709 #447 9 #8,826
2016 720 #449 10 #8,140
2015 625 #506 – –
2014 584 #532 9 #8,770
2013 571 #523 – –
2012 647 #475 6 #12,252
2011 630 #471 – –
2010 617 #491 9 #8,787
2009 607 #500 8 #9,849
2008 536 #575 – –
2007 497 #605 7 #10,901
2006 349 #787 – –
2005 264 #939 – –
2004 248 #969 8 #8,918
2003 219 #1,048 – –
2002 149 #1,317 6 #10,651
2001 180 #1,160 – –
2000 168 #1,194 – –
1995 8 #10,508 – –
1990 – – – –
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1970 – – – –
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1960 – – – –
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1925 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Zariah?

The median living Zariah is about 10 years old. Half of all living Zariahs are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Zariah are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Zariah are alive in the United States, based on 14,313 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zariah in 2025?

Zariah ranked #450 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 689 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zariah?

14,313 babies have been named Zariah in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zariah most popular?

Zariah peaked in 2023, when 761 newborns received the name.

Is Zariah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Zariah rising or falling?

Zariah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zariah become more popular?

Zariah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 718 girls named Zariah in 2030, ranking around #432. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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