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Ariah

99% girls · #636 in the US for girls, 2025

Ariah has been given to about 11,751 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 11,687
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ariah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 1,053
  • Born in 2025457
  • All time11,751
  • England & Wales, 2025#743 · 50

How popular is Ariah?

Ariah ranks 636th among American girls in 2025, with 457 born that year. Its best year was 2016, when 1,053 babies were given the name, ranking 311th. The typical living American called Ariah is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.11% of births.

Names that sound like Ariah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ariyah0.97
  2. Mariah0.88
  3. Zariah0.88
  4. Sariah0.88
  5. Zariyah0.85
  6. Mariyah0.85
  7. Sariyah0.85
  8. Aliah0.85

Middle names for Ariah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ariah Eve0.80
  2. Ariah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Ariah Josephine0.78
  4. Ariah Rose0.77
  5. Ariah Louise0.77
  6. Ariah June0.76

Sibling names for Ariah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paisleesister · 0.99
  2. Princetonbrother · 0.99
  3. Jaxtonbrother · 0.99
  4. Odinbrother · 0.98
  5. Gracelynnsister · 0.98
  6. Daleyzasister · 0.98

Where Ariah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.11%
  2. Oregon0.04%
  3. Oklahoma0.03%
  4. Connecticut0.03%
  5. Louisiana0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ariah White0.72
  2. Ariah Reyes0.72
  3. Ariah Nguyen0.72
  4. Ariah Moore0.72
  5. Ariah Lee0.72
  6. Ariah Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ariah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Ariah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.