Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Mariah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Mariah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1996

Peak era

1996

Peak rank proxy

5,446

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19962024

Peak year

1996

Decline from peak

86.1%

2024

756

All-time

114,380

Mariah is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1996, when 5,446 girls were named Mariah.

In 2024, only 756 girls were given the name.

Down 86.1% from its peak.

All told, about 114,380 Americans have been named Mariah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1996

19965,446 girls named Mariah

2024756 girls named Mariah

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