Feminine dossier · first seen 1968
Moriah
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1992
Peak births
517
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Moriah
How many people are named Moriah?
An estimated 13,109 living Americans are named Moriah.
How rare is Moriah?
Moriah is uncommon among babies today, with 221 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 57.3% from its 1992 peak.
How old is the typical Moriah?
The median age of a living American named Moriah is approximately 25 years, with most bearers falling between 15 and 32 years old.
Is Moriah still popular?
Yes. Moriah is holding steady, with 221 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Moriah most common?
Moriah has its strongest geographic signal in Colorado, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1968Peak 19922025
Peak year
1992
Decline from peak
57.3%
2025
221
All-time
13,399
Where it lives now
Moriah is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 2.0× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Moriah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.