Moriyah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God is my teacher; variant of Moriah.
Babies a year
18
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Moriyah by the numbers
Moriyah was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 30 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Moriyah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- 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)
- Morayah5 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
- Makiyahwho is like god; a respelling of Micaiah117 in the US (2017)
- Mariyaof the sea or beloved; a form of Maria24 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Moriyah, 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 Moriyah, 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)
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