How Many People Are Named Zoriah?
An estimated 665 people in the United States have the first name Zoriah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Zoriah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zoriah 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 Zoriah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
665
About 1 in 515,420 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2009
44 births
Total Registered
672
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zoriah
Zoriah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 672 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zoriah as a female name
Ranked #4,757 in 2024
29 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (44 births)
Zoriah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zoriah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 264 babies were registered. While Zoriah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zoriah by Decade
How has Zoriah 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.
Zoriah by State
Birth registrations for Zoriah span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, California. The lowest are in Louisiana, Georgia, New York. On average, about 13 Zoriahs were registered per state.
Zoriah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zoriah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zoriah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zoriah?
We estimate approximately 665 people named Zoriah 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 515,420 Americans share this first name.
Is Zoriah a common name?
Zoriah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 672 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zoriah most popular?
Zoriah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zoriah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zoriah a female name?
Zoriah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zoriah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zoriah Smith, Zoriah Johnson, Zoriah 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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