Meaning of name Mariah

The name Mariah has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

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.

The name Mariah is very likely a(n) Spanish variant of the name Maria. See other suggested Spanish girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Maria.

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

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

We think the name Mariah should fall under the following style category: Biblical.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Mariah to be: Quiet, gentle and sweet woman

In one word, you might describe Mariah as a(n) "gentle" person.

See other "gentle" names for girls.