Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Mariah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1996
Peak era
1996
Peak births
5,446
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Mariah
How many people are named Mariah?
An estimated 111,265 living Americans are named Mariah.
How rare is Mariah?
Mariah is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 693 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 87.3% from its 1996 peak.
How old is the typical Mariah?
The median age of a living American named Mariah is approximately 25 years, with most bearers falling between 17 and 31 years old.
Is Mariah still popular?
Not especially. Mariah has been declining since its 1996 peak and registered 693 births in 2025.
Where is Mariah most common?
Mariah has its strongest geographic signal in Montana, where it appears 8.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19962025
Peak year
1996
Decline from peak
87.3%
2025
693
All-time
115,096
Where it lives now
Mariah is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 4.4× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Mariah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.