Mariah is a familiar variant of Maria that peaked in 1996 and has since faded.
Mariah is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #448 for girl births in the United States (and #915 across all names), given to 693 babies. Mariah first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1996 (5,446 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 693 | 693 | #448 | — |
| 2024 | 760 | 760 | #413 | — |
| 2023 | 783 | 783 | #393 | — |
| 2022 | 933 | 933 | #345 | — |
| 2021 | 958 | 958 | #340 | — |
| 2020 | 1,071 | 1,071 | #302 | — |
| 2019 | 1,197 | 1,197 | #276 | — |
| 2018 | 1,440 | 1,440 | #216 | — |
| 2017 | 1,617 | 1,617 | #195 | — |
| 2016 | 1,930 | 1,930 | #166 | — |
| 2015 | 2,118 | 2,118 | #152 | — |
| 2014 | 2,417 | 2,417 | #137 | #9,323 |
| 2013 | 2,773 | 2,773 | #113 | — |
| 2012 | 2,908 | 2,908 | #107 | — |
| 2011 | 3,001 | 3,001 | #98 | #11,755 |
| 2010 | 3,119 | 3,119 | #97 | #11,683 |
| 2009 | 3,605 | 3,605 | #88 | — |
| 2008 | 4,051 | 4,051 | #77 | #8,077 |
| 2007 | 3,707 | 3,707 | #92 | — |
| 2006 | 4,075 | 4,075 | #82 | — |
| 2005 | 3,847 | 3,847 | #85 | #9,771 |
| 2004 | 2,993 | 2,993 | #113 | #6,821 |
| 2003 | 3,079 | 3,079 | #113 | #10,401 |
| 2002 | 2,679 | 2,679 | #130 | #9,042 |
| 2001 | 3,591 | 3,591 | #85 | #10,072 |
| 2000 | 4,113 | 4,119 | #75 | #7,196 |
| 1999 | 4,653 | 4,659 | #68 | #8,400 |
| 1998 | 5,093 | 5,093 | #62 | #8,132 |
| 1997 | 4,803 | — | #67 | — |
| 1996 | 5,454 | — | #63 | #6,892 |
| 1995 | 4,787 | — | #71 | #4,430 |
| 1994 | 4,762 | — | #75 | #4,704 |
| 1993 | 4,101 | — | #81 | #6,616 |
| 1992 | 4,727 | — | #74 | #4,034 |
| 1991 | 5,201 | — | #69 | #5,778 |
| 1990 | 1,103 | — | #259 | — |
| 1989 | 399 | — | #562 | — |
| 1988 | 423 | — | #521 | — |
| 1987 | 437 | — | #496 | — |
| 1986 | 272 | — | #679 | — |
| 1985 | 341 | — | #572 | — |
| 1984 | 316 | — | #585 | #6,965 |
| 1983 | 335 | — | #551 | — |
| 1982 | 361 | — | #538 | — |
| 1981 | 322 | — | #578 | — |
| 1980 | 393 | — | #513 | #5,969 |
| 1979 | 310 | — | #591 | #6,683 |
| 1978 | 289 | — | #590 | — |
| 1977 | 304 | — | #578 | #6,465 |
| 1976 | 195 | — | #761 | #6,151 |
| 1975 | 156 | — | #861 | — |
| 1974 | 118 | — | #1,019 | — |
| 1973 | 135 | — | #913 | — |
| 1972 | 61 | — | #1,531 | — |
| 1971 | 60 | — | #1,591 | — |
| 1970 | 43 | — | #1,975 | — |
| 1969 | 27 | — | #2,555 | — |
| 1968 | 28 | — | #2,338 | — |
| 1967 | 13 | — | #3,772 | — |
| 1966 | 14 | — | #3,479 | — |
| 1965 | 19 | — | #2,886 | — |
| 1964 | 19 | — | #2,976 | — |
| 1963 | 12 | — | #3,945 | — |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,182 | — |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,299 | — |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #4,077 | — |
| 1959 | 13 | — | #3,553 | — |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,672 | — |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #4,773 | — |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,713 | — |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #4,605 | — |
| 1954 | 16 | — | #2,849 | — |
| 1953 | 12 | — | #3,395 | — |
| 1952 | 17 | — | #2,636 | — |
| 1951 | 14 | — | #2,883 | — |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #2,625 | — |
| 1949 | 11 | — | #3,315 | — |
| 1948 | 17 | — | #2,461 | — |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #3,375 | — |
| 1946 | 18 | — | #2,283 | — |
| 1945 | 8 | — | #3,574 | — |
| 1944 | 11 | — | #2,882 | — |
| 1943 | 20 | — | #1,978 | — |
| 1942 | 11 | — | #2,928 | — |
| 1941 | 18 | — | #1,997 | — |
| 1940 | 12 | — | #2,516 | — |
| 1939 | 16 | — | #2,093 | — |
| 1938 | 18 | — | #1,918 | — |
| 1937 | 18 | — | #1,886 | — |
| 1936 | 14 | — | #2,221 | — |
| 1935 | 21 | — | #1,703 | — |
| 1934 | 29 | — | #1,365 | — |
| 1933 | 10 | — | #2,805 | — |
| 1932 | 23 | — | #1,615 | — |
| 1931 | 16 | — | #2,080 | — |
| 1930 | 22 | — | #1,734 | — |
| 1929 | 20 | — | #1,872 | — |
| 1928 | 25 | — | #1,661 | — |
| 1927 | 22 | — | #1,859 | — |
| 1926 | 25 | — | #1,699 | — |
| 1925 | 23 | — | #1,826 | — |
| 1924 | 29 | — | #1,590 | — |
| 1923 | 32 | — | #1,447 | — |
| 1922 | 29 | — | #1,560 | — |
| 1921 | 32 | — | #1,464 | — |
| 1920 | 38 | — | #1,249 | — |
| 1919 | 40 | — | #1,188 | — |
| 1918 | 43 | — | #1,143 | — |
| 1917 | 30 | — | #1,359 | — |
| 1916 | 33 | — | #1,266 | — |
| 1915 | 23 | — | #1,554 | — |
| 1914 | 31 | — | #1,090 | — |
| 1913 | 33 | — | #938 | — |
| 1912 | 25 | — | #1,047 | — |
| 1911 | 25 | — | #865 | — |
| 1910 | 25 | — | #872 | — |
| 1909 | 15 | — | #1,089 | — |
| 1908 | 20 | — | #902 | — |
| 1907 | 17 | — | #938 | — |
| 1906 | 24 | — | #758 | — |
| 1905 | 25 | — | #725 | — |
| 1904 | 24 | — | #718 | — |
| 1903 | 22 | — | #724 | — |
| 1902 | 23 | — | #730 | — |
| 1901 | 14 | — | #906 | — |
| 1900 | 29 | — | #668 | — |
| 1899 | 17 | — | #809 | — |
| 1898 | 26 | — | #646 | — |
| 1897 | 26 | — | #609 | — |
| 1896 | 23 | — | #665 | — |
| 1895 | 29 | — | #559 | — |
| 1894 | 32 | — | #511 | — |
| 1893 | 28 | — | #527 | — |
| 1892 | 23 | — | #586 | — |
| 1891 | 21 | — | #582 | — |
| 1890 | 31 | — | #474 | — |
| 1889 | 30 | — | #448 | — |
| 1888 | 19 | — | #589 | — |
| 1887 | 30 | — | #400 | — |
| 1886 | 24 | — | #446 | — |
| 1885 | 26 | — | #409 | — |
| 1884 | 21 | — | #444 | — |
| 1883 | 15 | — | #507 | — |
| 1882 | 22 | — | #386 | — |
| 1881 | 13 | — | #483 | — |
| 1880 | 22 | — | #349 | — |