Moriah

A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is my teacher or chosen by god.

Babies a year
238
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1512
20 babies

How Moriah has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2016. Lower is more popular.
#881#968#1054201520162016#961

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#974
2016#961

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. Its US peak was 517 in 1992.

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