Mariah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning of the sea; a form of Maria.
How Mariah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #152 |
| 2016 | #166 |
| 2017 | #194 |
| 2018 | #216 |
| 2019 | #276 |
| 2020 | #304 |
| 2021 | #341 |
| 2022 | #345 |
| 2023 | #393 |
| 2024 | #413 |
| 2025 | #448 |
Mariah by the numbers
In 2025, 28 babies in England and Wales were named Mariah. In the US, 1,604 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,445 babies in 1996, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 400 American girls born that year was called Mariah.
Other names that come from Maria
Like Mariah, each of these traces back to Maria: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Miamine; also a form of Maria13,453 in the US (2017)
- Myamine; a modern respelling of Mia or form of Maria1,728 in the US (2017)
- Marissaof the sea; form of Maria or Maris427 in the US (2017)
- Mariellaof the sea; a form of Maria30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marianoof Mars, warlike; masculine form of Maria148 in the US (2017)
- Maritzaof the sea; a form of Marina or Maria142 in the US (2017)
- Maribelof the sea and beautiful; blend of Maria and Isabel130 in the US (2017)
- Marielaof the sea; diminutive of Maria120 in the US (2017)
Names that come from Mariah
Forms of Mariah in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mariah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariamof the sea; beloved; form of Mary179 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariyahof the sea or star of the sea; a form of maria246 in the US (2017)
- Moriahgod is my teacher or chosen by god238 in the US (2017)
- Marianof Mary; relating to the Virgin Mary195 in the US (2017)
- Makiahwho is like God; a variant of Micaiah61 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Mariah
Names that are said the same way as Mariah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Mahiraskilled; proficient; expert69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryahstar of the sea; a form of Maria or Mariah57 in the US (2017)
- Maryastar of the sea; a form of Maria or Mary10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marayahvision of the lord; a form of Mariah11 in the US (2017)
- Maheerapowerful, mighty; feminine form of mahir3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maherapowerful, mighty; a form of Maheera3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Mariah, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Halliefrom the hall; sea-woman1,246 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Mariah
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