Mariah

Girl name

Mariah has been given to 115,279 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1996 and currently ranks #448 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /məˈɹaɪə/

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

115,279

Peak year

1996 (5,454 babies)

Rank in 2025

#448 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -67%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Mariah Carey

American singer (born 1969)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Mariah.

115,168 babies since 1881

111,960 babies since 1880

121,112 babies since 1936

109,166 babies since 1944

104,778 babies since 1902

126,212 babies since 1908

102,025 babies since 1896

100,866 babies since 1940

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