Is Mariah a boy or girl name?
Mariah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 756 girls and 0 boys were named Mariah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 114,563 US babies named Mariah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #413
- Babies named Mariah since 1880
- 114,563
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 5,454 babies
Boys and girls named Mariah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 222 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 256 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 213 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 308 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 275 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 187 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 137 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 115 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
| 1970s | 15 | 1,656 | 99.1% |
| 1980s | 11 | 3,588 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 81 | 44,603 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 56 | 35,683 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 20 | 22,491 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,492 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 756 | #413 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 780 | #393 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 931 | #345 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 955 | #340 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,070 | #302 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,196 | #276 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,438 | #216 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,616 | #195 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,930 | #166 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 2,118 | #152 |
| 2014 | 8 | #9,322 | 2,409 | #137 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 2,772 | #113 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 2,904 | #107 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,752 | 2,995 | #98 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,681 | 3,113 | #97 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 3,605 | #88 |
| 2008 | 10 | #8,076 | 4,040 | #77 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 3,707 | #92 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 4,075 | #82 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,771 | 3,840 | #85 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,821 | 2,982 | #113 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,402 | 3,073 | #113 |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,042 | 2,672 | #130 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,072 | 3,585 | #85 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,196 | 4,104 | #75 |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,400 | 4,646 | #68 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,132 | 5,086 | #62 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 4,803 | #67 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,893 | 5,446 | #63 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,430 | 4,773 | #71 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,704 | 4,749 | #75 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,615 | 4,093 | #81 |
| 1992 | 15 | #4,034 | 4,712 | #74 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,777 | 5,192 | #69 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,103 | #259 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 399 | #562 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 423 | #521 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 437 | #496 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 272 | #679 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 341 | #572 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,963 | 311 | #585 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 335 | #551 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 361 | #538 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 322 | #578 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,969 | 387 | #513 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,684 | 305 | #591 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 289 | #590 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,464 | 299 | #578 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,151 | 190 | #760 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 156 | #862 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,019 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 135 | #913 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,531 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,591 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,975 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,556 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,338 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,772 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,478 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,886 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,977 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,945 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,182 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,300 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,078 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,555 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,673 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,713 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,605 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,849 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,395 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,636 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,883 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,625 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,315 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,461 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,375 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,283 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,574 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,882 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,978 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,928 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,997 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,516 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,093 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,918 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,886 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,221 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,702 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,365 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,805 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,615 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,080 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,734 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,872 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,661 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,859 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,699 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,826 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,590 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,447 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,560 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,464 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,249 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,188 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,143 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,359 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,266 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,554 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,090 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 33 | #938 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,047 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 25 | #865 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 25 | #872 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,089 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 20 | #902 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 17 | #938 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 24 | #758 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 25 | #725 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 24 | #718 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 22 | #724 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 23 | #730 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 14 | #906 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 29 | #668 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 17 | #809 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 26 | #646 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 26 | #609 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 23 | #665 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 29 | #559 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 32 | #511 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 28 | #527 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 23 | #586 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 21 | #582 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 31 | #474 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 30 | #448 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 19 | #589 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 30 | #400 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 24 | #446 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 26 | #409 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 21 | #444 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 15 | #507 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 22 | #386 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 13 | #483 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 22 | #349 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mariah reached #4,034 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #62 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mariah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.