Mariah
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Mariah
Thanks to Mariah Carey, everyone now knows this name – and is aware that Mariah's pronounced with a long i – just as Maria was in the Jane Austen era. And though Mariah now sounds modern, it was heard as far back as 1550 in Great Britain.
The song 'They Call the Wind Maria' (pronounced Mariah) was introduced in the 1951 Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon and was the inspiration for Mariah Carey's name.
Though Mariah reached a peak in the mid-1990s, it is still a popular choice.
Mariah may derive from Hebrew Moriah, meaning "the Lord is my teacher". It may also be a variant form of Maria, the meaning of which is uncertain. Theories include "drop of the sea" (from Hebrew roots mar "drop" and yam "sea"); "bitter" (from Hebrew marah "bitterness"); and "beloved" (from the Egyptian root mr).
Mariah is also given to boys.
Pronounced muh-RY-uh.
As of October 2026, Mariah ranked #448 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #62 in 1998, Nameberry popularity #538.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #137 | 2,409 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #152 | 2,118 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #166 | 1,930 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #195 | 1,616 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #216 | 1,438 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #276 | 1,196 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #302 | 1,070 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #340 | 955 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #345 | 931 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #393 | 780 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #413 | 756 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #448 | 693 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Mariah for girls
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- Mariah Musselman (b. 2010)Girl
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- Mariah Brantley (b. 2013)Girl
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Mariah in pop culture
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