Meaning 
The name Mariah has the following meaning: Star of the sea. Derived from Mary.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Mariah is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 95 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Mariah fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 10 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 88 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Mariah in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Mariah and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Mariah: Boys - Damacio, Elian, Gonzalo, Nino, Girls - Alondra, Elmira, Esmeralda, Luz, Marianna, Both genders - Dolores, Lynn
Variants 
The name Mariah is a variant of Maria. Other popular variants of the name Maria are: Maaria, Maeria, Maie, Marea, Mareah, Mariabell, Mariabelle, Mariae, Mariah, Marialena, Marialinda, Marialisa, Mariasha, Mariesa, Mariessa, Mariha, Marija, Maritza (Spanish), Mariya, Mariyah, Marja, Marya, Mayria, Moriah, Ria
Style 
We think the name Mariah should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Mariah to be: Quiet, gentle and sweet womanIn one word, you might describe Mariah as a(n) " gentle" person. See other "gentle" names for girls.
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