Is Neriah a boy or girl name?

Neriah is a girl’s name. Of the 3,748 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 97.4% were girls and 2.6% were boys.

Neriah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Neriah was most popular in 2025, when 368 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,460 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,460, with 368 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,748 people named Neriah.

Neriah over time

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

Is Neriah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Neriah is a girl’s name — 97.4% of the 3,748 Americans given it were girls and 2.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 96% girls and 4% 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 Neriah

Where Neriah 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