Is Amariah a boy or girl name?

Amariah is a girl’s name. Of the 3,791 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.3% were girls and 0.7% were boys.

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Amariah

Recorded 1980–2025 · United States

Amariah was most popular in 2025, when 206 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,166 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,166, with 206 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,791 people named Amariah.

Amariah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Amariah’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Amariah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Amariah is a girl’s name — 99.3% of the 3,791 Americans given it were girls and 0.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 98% girls and 2% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Amariah

Where Amariah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org