Neriah Girl
How popular is Neriah?
#760 girl name in 2025
356 baby girls were named Neriah in the US in 2025, making it the 760th most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).
Neriah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #760 for girls (▲ 67 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 356 girls, 12 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #946 in 2015, #1,593 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (356 girls) |
| Highest rank | #760 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1994 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 4% boys, 96% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Neriah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Neriah family of names ranked #724 for girls in 2025 (#769 the year before), with 362 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Neriah | 356 | 98% |
| Neria | 6 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Neriah is most popular
Babies named Neriah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maryland: 0.4 per 1,000 (44 girls)
- Florida: 0.3 per 1,000 (144 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.3 per 1,000 (35 girls)
- Virginia: 0.3 per 1,000 (48 girls)
- Georgia: 0.3 per 1,000 (60 girls)
Neriah by decade
Girl names about as popular as Neriah
Questions
- Is Neriah a boy or girl name?
- Neriah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Neriah were girls.
- How popular is the name Neriah?
- 356 baby girls were named Neriah in the US in 2025, making it the 760th most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).
- When was Neriah most popular?
- Neriah peaked in 2025, when 356 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #760 in 2025.
- How many people are named Neriah?
- 3,748 babies have been named Neriah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,730 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Neriah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Neriah was most common in Maryland, at 0.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.