girl's name
Zariah
zuh-RY-uh
- Origin American
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 14,974
the United States
#449
2025 births
Zariah is a girl's name of modern American coinage, built on the pattern of Zaria, Azariah and Mariah. Its most commonly claimed meaning, princess through the Arabic or Hebrew Zara, belongs to a different name.
- Zariah is a name of American origin.
- Peaked in 2023, when 761 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 4,729 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1992.
Zariah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 391 |
| 2000s | 3,246 |
| 2010s | 6,532 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,144 |
What Zariah means
Zariah has no confirmed meaning of its own. It resembles Azariah, Yahweh has helped, and Zahra, an Arabic name meaning blossom or radiant, without descending from either.
Where Zariah comes from
Zariah belongs to a group of late twentieth-century American names formed on a shared rhythm — Zaria, Mariah, Azariah, Nazariah — in which the IAH ending makes a name feel biblical whether or not it is. Azariah genuinely is Hebrew, from azar, to help, and yah; Zahra is genuinely Arabic, from a root meaning to shine or blossom; Zaria is also a city in Nigeria. Zariah resembles all three. Our records show it appearing in 1992 and rising through the 2000s alongside its neighbors, which points to formation rather than descent.
Zariah in use
Zariah charts in four of the seven countries we track and peaked in 2023.
How popular is Zariah?
In 2025, Zariah was given to 701 babies in the United States, ranking #449 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Zariah 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 Zariah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zariah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zariah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Zariah
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Zariah 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 Zariah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zariah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zariah
What does the name Zariah mean?
It has no confirmed meaning. It resembles Azariah and Zahra without descending from either.
Is Zariah related to Azariah?
By sound rather than descent. Azariah is genuinely Hebrew, meaning Yahweh has helped.
How do you pronounce Zariah?
zuh-RY-uh, with the stress on the middle syllable.
How popular is the name Zariah?
In 2025, Zariah was given to 701 babies in the United States, ranking #449 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Zariah a girl's or a boy's name?
Zariah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zariah most popular?
Zariah peaked in 2023, when 761 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Zariah?
Zariah is usually shortened to Zari and Ria.
Is Zariah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zariah currently ranks #449 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.