Moriah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is my teacher or chosen by god.
How Moriah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #974 |
| 2016 | #961 |
Moriah by the numbers
In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Moriah. In the US, 238 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 517 babies in 1992, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Moriah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Moriah
Names that are said the same way as Moriah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Morayah5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Moriah, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a craft or trade
Like Moriah, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ameliawork, industriousness2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Penelopeweaver; wife of Odysseus1,174 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
- Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Moriah
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