Is Jariah a boy or girl name?

Jariah is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,686 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 81.6% were girls and 18.4% were boys.

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Jariah

Recorded 1980–2025 · United States

Jariah was most popular in 2009, when 108 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,403 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,745, with 48 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,686 people named Jariah.

Jariah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jariah’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jariah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jariah is mostly a girl’s name — 81.6% of the 1,686 Americans given it were girls and 18.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 77% girls and 23% 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 Jariah

Where Jariah 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