Mariah

Mariah

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Mariah is a variation of the feminine name Maria. Its use in an English-language context suggests the pronunciation mə-RY-ə, i.e. the traditional English pronunciation of Latin Maria.

From Wikipedia

Mariah first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 80 babies (rank #407 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Mariah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Mariah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,061

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	80	#407
1997	63	#462
1998	67	#451
1999	74	#421
2000	63	#476
2001	43	#610
2002	37	#715
2003	41	#696
2004	32	#858
2005	43	#716
2006	46	#689
2007	51	#679
2008	57	#658
2009	52	#709
2010	54	#690
2011	50	#757
2012	40	#927
2013	43	#876
2014	43	#882
2015	35	#1,024
2016	47	#819

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#407

1997

#462

1998

#451

1999

#421

2000

#476

2001

#610

2002

#715

2003

#696

2004

#858

2005

#716

2006

#689

2007

#679

2008

#658

2009

#709

2010

#690

2011

#757

2012

#927

2013

#876

2014

#882

2015

#1,024

2016

#819

Meaning

Numerology of Mariah

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Mariah

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Year-by-Year Detail