The first name Sariah
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Name of a character in the Book of Mormon. Compare Sarah and Maria.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 girls were named Sariah, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 17 births (#1,596).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sariah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sariah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 271 girls born in the United States were named Sariah, the 951st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2011, when 496 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Sariah mean?
- Name of a character in the Book of Mormon. Compare Sarah and Maria.
- How popular is the name Sariah?
- In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Sariah, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2009, with 17 births.
- Is Sariah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 9,594 US babies named Sariah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Sariah most popular?
- 2011 in the United States, when 496 babies were named Sariah, its highest rank at 583rd.