Kariah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 24 babies a year in the US.
Kariah by the numbers
Kariah was given to 24 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 31 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Kariah
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kariah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Karahhead; dear; a form of Cara or Karen37 in the US (2017)
- Kariapure; a form of Karis or Caria10 in the US (2017)
- Karrahprecious stone; a form of Cara or Kara10 in the US (2017)
- Karmahaction and its consequences; a form of Karma5 in the US (2017)
- Karimahgenerous, noble woman; feminine form4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaliah100 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kariah
Names that are said the same way as Kariah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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