How Many People Are Named Kariah?
An estimated 503 people in the United States have the first name Kariah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Kariah peaked in popularity in 2013 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kariah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kariah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
503
About 1 in 681,420 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2013
31 births
Total Registered
509
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kariah
Kariah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 509 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kariah as a female name
Ranked #7,388 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (31 births)
Kariah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kariah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 198 babies were registered. While Kariah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kariah by Decade
How has Kariah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kariah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kariah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kariah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kariah?
We estimate approximately 503 people named Kariah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 681,420 Americans share this first name.
Is Kariah a common name?
Kariah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 509 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kariah most popular?
Kariah reached peak popularity in 2013, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kariah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kariah a female name?
Kariah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kariah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kariah Smith, Kariah Johnson, Kariah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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