How Many People Are Named Maryah?
An estimated 2,134 people in the United States have the first name Maryah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Maryah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 123 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maryah 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 Maryah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,134
About 1 in 160,616 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2008
123 births
Total Registered
2,172
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maryah
Maryah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,172 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maryah as a female name
Ranked #6,533 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (123 births)
Maryah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maryah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 806 babies were registered. Maryah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maryah by Decade
How has Maryah 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.
Maryah by State
Birth registrations for Maryah span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, New York, North Carolina. On average, about 45 Maryahs were registered per state.
Maryah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maryah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maryah
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Maryah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maryah?
We estimate approximately 2,134 people named Maryah 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 160,616 Americans share this first name.
Is Maryah a common name?
Maryah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,172 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maryah most popular?
Maryah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 123 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maryah is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maryah a female name?
Maryah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maryah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maryah Smith, Maryah Johnson, Maryah 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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