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Girl name

Muriah

100% girls · last recorded 1998

Muriah has been given to about 103 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 100
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Muriah per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1991 · 15
  • Born in 20250
  • All time103

How popular is Muriah?

Its best year was 1991, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 6155th. The typical living American called Muriah is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Muriah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mariah0.82
  2. Moriah0.82
  3. Mariyah0.80
  4. Zariah0.70
  5. Ariah0.70
  6. Sariah0.70
  7. Miah0.70
  8. Maliah0.70

Middle names for Muriah

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

Sibling names for Muriah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.56
  2. Ambersister · 0.56
  3. Jessicasister · 0.55
  4. Caseyeither · 0.55
  5. Dustinbrother · 0.55
  6. Codybrother · 0.54

Where Muriah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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