Neriyah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning lamp of god or god is my light; from ner and yah.
Neriyah by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Neriyah. In the US, 12 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 England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Neriyah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Neriahlamp of the lord or light of god113 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nuriyahlight, illumination4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nariyah86 in the US (2017)
- Nerayah4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Niyahintention or purpose; a respelling of Niyyah25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nadiyahtender, delicate; a form of Nadia6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Neriyah, 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 light
Like Neriyah, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Neriyah
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