How Many People Are Named Miriah?
An estimated 1,769 people in the United States have the first name Miriah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Miriah peaked in popularity in 1991 with 201 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Miriah 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 Miriah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,769
About 1 in 193,756 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1991
201 births
Total Registered
1,836
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Miriah
Miriah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,836 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Miriah as a female name
Ranked #16,954 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1991 (201 births)
Miriah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Miriah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 986 babies were registered. Miriah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Miriah by Decade
How has Miriah 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.
Miriah by State
Birth registrations for Miriah span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Oklahoma. On average, about 21 Miriahs were registered per state.
Miriah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Miriah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Miriah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Miriah?
We estimate approximately 1,769 people named Miriah 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 193,756 Americans share this first name.
Is Miriah a common name?
Miriah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,836 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Miriah most popular?
Miriah reached peak popularity in 1991, when 201 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Miriah is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Miriah a female name?
Miriah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Miriah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Miriah Smith, Miriah Johnson, Miriah 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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