How Many People Are Named Oriah?
An estimated 398 people in the United States have the first name Oriah. It is predominantly female (98.8%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Oriah peaked in popularity in 2023 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oriah 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 Oriah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
398
About 1 in 861,192 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.8% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2023
32 births
Total Registered
402
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oriah
Oriah is predominantly female (98.8%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Oriah as a male name
Ranked #13,542 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 2013 (5 births)
Oriah as a female name
Ranked #5,546 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (32 births)
Oriah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oriah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 176 babies were registered. While Oriah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Oriah by Decade
How has Oriah 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.
Oriah by State
Oriah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oriah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oriah
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oriah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oriah?
We estimate approximately 398 people named Oriah 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 861,192 Americans share this first name.
Is Oriah a common name?
Oriah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 402 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oriah most popular?
Oriah reached peak popularity in 2023, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oriah is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oriah a female name?
Oriah is predominantly female. 98.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oriah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oriah Smith, Oriah Johnson, Oriah 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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