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Zariah

Zariah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“the Lord has helped”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
zuh-RYE-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually treated as a modern spelling variant of Zariah/Zaria, influenced by Azariah, a Hebrew biblical name meaning 'Yahweh has helped.' The exact formation of this spelling is modern.

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How popular is Zariah?

2024217 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Zariah in 2024722

2024 rank#440 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 188013,599

Zariah has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Zariah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Zariah questions

What does the name Zariah mean?

Zariah means "the Lord has helped". It comes from Hebrew. Usually treated as a modern spelling variant of Zariah/Zaria, influenced by Azariah, a Hebrew biblical name meaning 'Yahweh has helped.' The exact formation of this spelling is modern.

Is Zariah a boy or girl name?

Zariah is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Zariah?

722 US babies were named Zariah in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Zariah?

Zariah is usually pronounced zuh-RYE-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.