Mariah
#447 for girls in 2025, 693 births · Last seen for boys in 2014 at #8,781
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1998 · 5,086 births
- Debut · girls
- 22 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 18 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 115,096since 1880
Mariah over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #447 | 693 | — | |
| 2024 | #413 | 760 | — | |
| 2023 | #393 | 783 | — | |
| 2022 | #345 | 933 | — | |
| 2021 | #340 | 958 | — | |
| 2020 | #302 | 1,071 | — | |
| 2019 | #276 | 1,197 | — | |
| 2018 | #216 | 1,440 | — | |
| 2017 | #195 | 1,617 | — | |
| 2016 | #166 | 1,930 | — | |
| 2015 | #152 | 2,118 | — | |
| 2014 | #137 | 2,409 | #8,781 | 8 |
| 2013 | #113 | 2,773 | — | |
| 2012 | #107 | 2,908 | — | |
| 2011 | #98 | 2,995 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #97 | 3,113 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #88 | 3,605 | — | |
| 2008 | #77 | 4,041 | #7,698 | 10 |
| 2007 | #92 | 3,707 | — | |
| 2006 | #82 | 4,075 | — | |
| 2005 | #85 | 3,840 | #9,115 | 7 |
| 2004 | #113 | 2,982 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #113 | 3,073 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #130 | 2,672 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #85 | 3,585 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #75 | 4,104 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #68 | 4,646 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | #62 | 5,086 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #67 | 4,803 | — | |
| 1996 | #63 | 5,446 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #71 | 4,773 | #4,280 | 14 |
| 1994 | #75 | 4,749 | #4,537 | 13 |
| 1993 | #81 | 4,093 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #74 | 4,712 | #3,920 | 15 |
| 1991 | #69 | 5,192 | #5,521 | 9 |
| 1990 | #259 | 1,103 | — | |
| 1989 | #561 | 399 | — | |
| 1988 | #521 | 423 | — | |
| 1987 | #496 | 437 | — | |
| 1986 | #677 | 272 | — | |
| 1985 | #572 | 341 | — | |
| 1984 | #585 | 311 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #549 | 335 | — | |
| 1982 | #538 | 361 | — | |
| 1981 | #573 | 322 | — | |
| 1980 | #513 | 387 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #591 | 305 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #589 | 289 | — | |
| 1977 | #578 | 299 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #760 | 190 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #859 | 156 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,013 | 118 | — | |
| 1973 | #911 | 135 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,526 | 61 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,586 | 60 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,952 | 43 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,515 | 27 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,296 | 28 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,915 | 19 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | — | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | — | |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | — | |
| 1959 | #3,436 | 13 | — | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | — | |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | — | |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | — | |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,581 | 17 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,535 | 16 | — | |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,416 | 17 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,949 | 20 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,954 | 18 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,873 | 18 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,845 | 18 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,663 | 21 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,344 | 29 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,597 | 23 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,024 | 16 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,703 | 22 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,825 | 20 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,637 | 25 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,828 | 22 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,667 | 25 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,795 | 23 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,566 | 29 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,428 | 32 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,536 | 29 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,437 | 32 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,246 | 38 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,177 | 40 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,126 | 43 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,337 | 30 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,246 | 33 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,523 | 23 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,080 | 31 | — | |
| 1913 | #925 | 33 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,032 | 25 | — | |
| 1911 | #853 | 25 | — | |
| 1910 | #859 | 25 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,052 | 15 | — | |
| 1908 | #882 | 20 | — | |
| 1907 | #923 | 17 | — | |
| 1906 | #742 | 24 | — | |
| 1905 | #713 | 25 | — | |
| 1904 | #710 | 24 | — | |
| 1903 | #712 | 22 | — | |
| 1902 | #716 | 23 | — | |
| 1901 | #881 | 14 | — | |
| 1900 | #656 | 29 | — | |
| 1899 | #791 | 17 | — | |
| 1898 | #631 | 26 | — | |
| 1897 | #594 | 26 | — | |
| 1896 | #651 | 23 | — | |
| 1895 | #547 | 29 | — | |
| 1894 | #504 | 32 | — | |
| 1893 | #520 | 28 | — | |
| 1892 | #579 | 23 | — | |
| 1891 | #572 | 21 | — | |
| 1890 | #468 | 31 | — | |
| 1889 | #439 | 30 | — | |
| 1888 | #572 | 19 | — | |
| 1887 | #398 | 30 | — | |
| 1886 | #439 | 24 | — | |
| 1885 | #405 | 26 | — | |
| 1884 | #438 | 21 | — | |
| 1883 | #499 | 15 | — | |
| 1882 | #377 | 22 | — | |
| 1881 | #470 | 13 | — | |
| 1880 | #342 | 22 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Mariah was already there! It came in at #342, and was given to 22 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1958, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Mariah is popular in 1998
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#6 · 1 in 78
- Montana#16 · 1 in 89
- Wyoming#19 · 1 in 73
- North Dakota#23 · 1 in 95
- Alaska#25 · 1 in 123
Best ever in a state: #3 in New Mexico, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #6 | 108 | 1 in 78 |
| Montana | #16 | 32 | 1 in 89 |
| Wyoming | #19 | 18 | 1 in 73 |
| North Dakota | #23 | 28 | 1 in 95 |
| Alaska | #25 | 21 | 1 in 123 |
| Maine | #27 | 41 | 1 in 113 |
| South Dakota | #30 | 23 | 1 in 126 |
| Colorado | #31 | 133 | 1 in 167 |
| Arizona | #34 | 143 | 1 in 204 |
| Vermont | #35 | 16 | 1 in 121 |
| Minnesota | #36 | 142 | 1 in 178 |
| New Hampshire | #36 | 34 | 1 in 142 |
| Nevada | #39 | 50 | 1 in 183 |
| Oklahoma | #41 | 82 | 1 in 206 |
| Washington | #41 | 144 | 1 in 203 |
| Wisconsin | #41 | 142 | 1 in 178 |
| Iowa | #48 | 67 | 1 in 210 |
| Kansas | #48 | 66 | 1 in 196 |
| Michigan | #49 | 233 | 1 in 221 |
| Indiana | #50 | 152 | 1 in 218 |
| Missouri | #53 | 141 | 1 in 211 |
| Nebraska | #54 | 39 | 1 in 207 |
| Oregon | #55 | 68 | 1 in 242 |
| Illinois | #56 | 250 | 1 in 282 |
| Ohio | #57 | 247 | 1 in 249 |
| Utah | #60 | 62 | 1 in 266 |
| Texas | #62 | 451 | 1 in 318 |
| Idaho | #67 | 24 | 1 in 246 |
| California | #68 | 651 | 1 in 340 |
| Florida | #73 | 199 | 1 in 373 |
| West Virginia | #73 | 27 | 1 in 271 |
| Arkansas | #75 | 38 | 1 in 313 |
| Connecticut | #78 | 52 | 1 in 299 |
| Louisiana | #79 | 60 | 1 in 364 |
| Pennsylvania | #81 | 152 | 1 in 384 |
| Kentucky | #85 | 58 | 1 in 352 |
| New York | #87 | 234 | 1 in 430 |
| Delaware | #90 | 11 | 1 in 286 |
| Georgia | #93 | 95 | 1 in 469 |
| District of Columbia | #95 | 11 | 1 in 320 |
| Tennessee | #99 | 69 | 1 in 442 |
| Maryland | #102 | 55 | 1 in 435 |
| Massachusetts | #102 | 71 | 1 in 449 |
| North Carolina | #103 | 86 | 1 in 489 |
| Alabama | #104 | 45 | 1 in 463 |
| South Carolina | #104 | 34 | 1 in 494 |
| Virginia | #105 | 70 | 1 in 484 |
| Hawaii | #110 | 11 | 1 in 345 |
| New Jersey | #123 | 70 | 1 in 593 |
| Rhode Island | #136 | 9 | 1 in 460 |
| Mississippi | #139 | 21 | 1 in 580 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Mariah
- 34 spots since 2024 (#413 → #447)
- 145 spots since 2020 (#302 → #447)
- 295 spots since 2015 (#152 → #447)
- Biggest jump: 615 spots in 1973 (#1,526 → #911)
- Biggest drop: 225 spots in 1901 (#656 → #881)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1998 at #62 (5,086 births)
- Births halved by 2014, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1991–2001
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1975–2025
- Highest: 1 in 322 girls born in 1996 were named Mariah (0.31%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,319 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #62 in 1998, was only 1 in 347 (0.29%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 38.8% of all girls named Mariah (44,603) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 222 | #342 (1880) | #438 |
| 1890s | 256 | #468 (1890) | #586 |
| 1900s | 213 | #656 (1900) | #799 |
| 1910s | 308 | #853 (1911) | #1,116 |
| 1920s | 275 | #1,246 (1920) | #1,597 |
| 1930s | 187 | #1,344 (1934) | #1,893 |
| 1940s | 137 | #1,949 (1943) | #2,635 |
| 1950s | 115 | #2,535 (1950) | #3,775 |
| 1960s | 154 | #2,296 (1968) | #3,777 |
| 1970s | 1,656 | #578 (1977) | #1,037 |
| 1980s | 3,588 | #496 (1987) | #559 |
| 1990s | 44,603 | #62 (1998) | #89 |
| 2000s | 35,684 | #75 (2000) | #94 |
| 2010s | 22,500 | #97 (2010) | #156 |
| 2020s | 5,198 | #302 (2020) | #373 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mariah in 1998
Top girls' names in 1998
Top boys' names in 1998
More about 1998
girls
1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 347 of them was named Mariah, which outranked 99.6% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 273,052 of them was named Mariah, which outranked 33.2% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #6,843Zerrick8
- #6,843Zyan8
- #6,843Zyshon8
- #7,560Mariah7
- #7,560Aaditya7
- #7,560Abayomi7
- #7,560Abdon7
- #8,479Abby6
- #8,479Abd6
- #8,479Abdi6
Tied with 918 names at #7,560; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.