Is Nariyah a boy or girl name?

Nariyah is a girl’s name. Of the 2,127 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Nariyah

Recorded 2002–2025 · United States

Nariyah was most popular in 2010, when 146 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,707 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,958, with 130 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,127 people named Nariyah.

Nariyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nariyah’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nariyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nariyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,127 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 Nariyah

Where Nariyah 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