Neriyah
Girl name · #4439 in 2025 · Uniqueness 47/100
Neriyah is currently the #4439 girl name in the United States — 32 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8447, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 56,250 girls born in 2025 was named Neriyah.
The 21-year story
Neriyah first appears in the Social Security records in 2004, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 47 babies and a rank of #3335. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Neriyah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Neriyah in class?
Neriyah scores 47 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Neriyah is most common
State-level data for Neriyah is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Neriyah
Statistically, parents drawn to Neriyah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Nalayah, Kariyah, Seriyah, Salayah, and Kaziyah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Neriyah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4352 |
| 2024 | 47 | #3335 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5752 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5028 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5237 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12142 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7716 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8617 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8776 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8393 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8447 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6451 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7031 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6855 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9790 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9379 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15405 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13924 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15152 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16462 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16099 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Neriyah a popular girl name?
Neriyah ranked #4439 among girls in 2025 with 32 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8447.
When was the name Neriyah most popular?
Neriyah peaked in 2024, when 47 American girls received the name (ranked #3335 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Neriyah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 56,250 newborn American girls was named Neriyah. It scores 47/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.