Amariah
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Amariah
The name of multiple minor Old Testament figures, Amariah is an underused member of the -iah group of Biblical boy names. Consider Ry as a cool nickname.
Amariah for girls#1152 US
The name of nine minor male biblical characters, this could easily make a gender switch as a singular substitution for the popular Mariah. It has also spawned the popular gender-neutral name Amaris, used for 300 baby girls and 100 baby boys last year, along with spelling variation Amarys.
Pronounced am-uh-RY-uh.
As of October 2026, Amariah ranked #12117 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #9614 in 2020.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,591 | 135 | 75.6 |
| 2015 | #1,666 | 128 | 71.7 |
| 2016 | #1,591 | 139 | 78.4 |
| 2017 | #1,364 | 169 | 97.9 |
| 2018 | #1,531 | 142 | 83.5 |
| 2019 | #1,584 | 134 | 79.8 |
| 2020 | #1,558 | 135 | 83.5 |
| 2021 | #1,696 | 122 | 74.4 |
| 2022 | #1,659 | 127 | 77.4 |
| 2023 | #1,391 | 161 | 100.3 |
| 2024 | #1,289 | 179 | 110.5 |
| 2025 | #1,152 | 201 | 125.1 |
World rankings
Amariah for girls
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Famous Amariahs
- AmariahGirl
several Biblical priests
- Amariah BrighamGirl
American male psychiatrist
- Amariah FarrowGirl
Canadian CFL player
- Amariah Dawn Shipley (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of Karley and Tony Shipley of TV's "16 and Pregnant;" twin of sister Amayah Lynn Shipley