Is Moriah a boy or girl name?
Moriah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 195 girls and 0 boys were named Moriah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.2% of the 13,281 US babies named Moriah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,212
- Babies named Moriah since 1968
- 13,281
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 517 babies
Boys and girls named Moriah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 8 | 100% |
| 1970s | 7 | 471 | 98.5% |
| 1980s | 34 | 1,147 | 97.1% |
| 1990s | 12 | 4,615 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 33 | 3,189 | 99% |
| 2010s | 22 | 2,750 | 99.2% |
| 2020s | 0 | 993 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,212 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,034 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,273 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,197 |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,459 | 216 | #1,123 |
| 2018 | 6 | #11,696 | 203 | #1,184 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,062 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 282 | #963 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 278 | #975 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 275 | #970 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 268 | #945 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 309 | #863 |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,335 | 323 | #822 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 354 | #779 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,869 | 377 | #753 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,653 | 353 | #814 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 319 | #878 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 297 | #895 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 301 | #843 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 293 | #841 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 305 | #809 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 272 | #849 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 314 | #762 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 358 | #675 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 398 | #610 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 457 | #545 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 504 | #489 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 488 | #488 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 516 | #480 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 499 | #497 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 507 | #493 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 517 | #478 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,929 | 477 | #499 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,786 | 252 | #798 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,613 | 187 | #948 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 169 | #981 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,294 | 128 | #1,154 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,146 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,254 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,378 | 89 | #1,353 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,419 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,351 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,813 | 88 | #1,402 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,943 | 77 | #1,538 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,184 | 82 | #1,467 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,431 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,395 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,668 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,345 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,765 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,255 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,245 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,460 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,181 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,486 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Moriah reached #4,813 in 1981. As a girl name, it reached #478 in 1992. 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 Moriah
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.