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Moriah

99% girls · 221 born in 2025

Moriah has been given to about 13,507 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 13,335
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Moriah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 517
  • Born in 2025221
  • All time13,507
  • England & Wales, 202520

How popular is Moriah?

Its best year was 1992, when 517 babies were given the name, ranking 478th. The typical living American called Moriah is about 25 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alabama, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Moriah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mariah0.82
  2. Mariyah0.80
  3. Norah0.70
  4. Zariah0.70
  5. Ariah0.70
  6. Sariah0.70
  7. Miah0.70
  8. Maliah0.70

Middle names for Moriah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Moriah Eve0.80
  2. Moriah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Moriah Josephine0.78
  4. Moriah Anne0.78
  5. Moriah Rose0.77
  6. Moriah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Moriah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Daliasister · 0.95
  2. Thaliasister · 0.95
  3. Ilianasister · 0.95
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.94
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.94
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.94

Where Moriah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Alabama0.02%
  2. Kansas0.02%
  3. Kentucky0.02%
  4. Missouri0.02%
  5. Minnesota0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Moriah Anderson0.74
  2. Moriah White0.72
  3. Moriah Reyes0.72
  4. Moriah Nguyen0.72
  5. Moriah Lee0.72
  6. Moriah 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 Moriah

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

Moriah 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.