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Moriah

Moriah holds the #1092 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 221 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1992 (#477 nationally, 517 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1968. The name's biggest fan base is in Kentucky (#570 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1092
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#477
in 1992 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
221
girls named Moriah

Moriah popularity, 1880–2025

0.008%0.016%0.024%0.032%18801900192019401960198020002020#477 in 1992
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1992

Where Moriah is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025NH—Washington: #811 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#811Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025ND—Minnesota: #659 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#659Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #1830 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1830Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025IA—Illinois: #1240 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1240Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: #878 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#878Pennsylvania: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#927New Jersey: #939 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#939Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025CT—California: #1651 (13 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1651Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025NE—Missouri: #640 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#640Kentucky: #570 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KY#570West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025WV—Virginia: #758 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#758Maryland: #840 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#840Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025DE—Arizona: #748 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#748New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025NM—Kansas: #578 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KS#578Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025AR—Tennessee: #813 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#813North Carolina: #1057 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1057South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025MS—Alabama: #574 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AL#574Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Moriah in 2025HI—Texas: #1037 (27 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#1037Florida: #1243 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1243
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alabama (#574), Kansas (#578), Kentucky (#570)

Uniqueness score

53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Moriah in the most recent year of SSA data.

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