girl's name
Moriah
- Origin Welsh
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 14,159
Moriah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 221 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Moriah is a name of Welsh origin.
- Peaked in 1992, when 517 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 15,002 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Moriah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 |
| 1970s | 478 |
| 1980s | 1,181 |
| 1990s | 4,627 |
| 2000s | 3,223 |
| 2010s | 2,772 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,218 |
How popular is Moriah?
In 2025, Moriah was given to 221 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Moriah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Moriah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Moriah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Moriah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Moriah in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Moriah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Moriah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Moriah
How popular is the name Moriah?
In 2025, Moriah was given to 221 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Moriah a girl's or a boy's name?
Moriah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Moriah most popular?
Moriah peaked in 1992, when 517 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Moriah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Moriah currently ranks #1,094 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.