Mauriah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 10 babies a year in the US.
Mauriah by the numbers
Mauriah was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Mauriah
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 Mauriah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
- Marriah8 in the US (2017)
- 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)
Sounds like Mauriah
Names that are said the same way as Mauriah, 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)
Names about as common as Mauriah
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