Is Meriah a boy or girl name?

Meriah is a girl’s name. Of the 910 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Meriah

Recorded 1973–2024 · United States

Meriah was most popular in 1991, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,926 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 910 people named Meriah.

Meriah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Meriah’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Meriah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Meriah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 910 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Meriah

Where Meriah is most concentrated

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

California 6.1×

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