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Zariah

99% girls · #450 in the US for girls, 2025

Zariah has been given to about 14,313 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 14,234
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zariah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 761
  • Born in 2025701
  • All time14,313
  • England & Wales, 2025#973 · 36

How popular is Zariah?

Zariah ranks 450th among American girls in 2025, with 701 born that year. Its best year was 2023, when 761 babies were given the name, ranking 407th. The typical living American called Zariah is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.10% of births.

Names that sound like Zariah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zariyah0.97
  2. Sariah0.97
  3. Sariyah0.94
  4. Mariah0.88
  5. Ariah0.88
  6. Azariah0.85
  7. Zaniyah0.85
  8. Mariyah0.85

Middle names for Zariah

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

Sibling names for Zariah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianbrother · 0.99
  2. Averiesister · 0.99
  3. Kasonbrother · 0.99
  4. Finneganbrother · 0.99
  5. Gracelynsister · 0.99
  6. Aylinsister · 0.99

Where Zariah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.10%
  2. Oklahoma0.05%
  3. Mississippi0.05%
  4. Connecticut0.04%
  5. West Virginia0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Zariah Anderson0.74
  2. Zariah White0.72
  3. Zariah Reyes0.72
  4. Zariah Nguyen0.72
  5. Zariah Moore0.72
  6. Zariah Lee0.72

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 Zariah

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

Zariah 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.