The baby name Miriah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mi-RYE-ə or mi-REE-ə (common IPA: /mɪˈraɪə/ or /mɪˈriːə/).
The baby name Miriah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mi-RYE-ə or mi-REE-ə (common IPA: /mɪˈraɪə/ or /mɪˈriːə/).
Miriah is English, Hebrew in Origin.
Miriah is a modern English given name, a creative respelling of Mariah and sometimes influenced by the biblical place name Moriah. Through Mariah it ultimately derives from Hebrew Miryam via Greek Maria and Latin Maria, the root of Mary. The meaning attached to this ancient name is debated - often glossed as "beloved" or "wished-for child," with other proposals such as "rebellion" or "sea of bitterness." If taken from Moriah, additional readings like "seen by the Lord" or "the Lord will provide" are sometimes evoked. Pronunciation is typically mih-RYE-uh.
In usage, Miriah is rare compared to Mariah, which surged in the late twentieth century in English-speaking countries, notably after singer Mariah Carey's rise; Miriah appears as a parallel, stylistic variant in U.S. records from the 1980s onward. Related forms include Mariah, Moriah, Maria, Mary, Moira, Myriah, Miria; nicknames include Mia, Ria, Mari.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| Canada | Girls | 1995 | #307 | 6 | 2,434 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2022 | #899 | 5 | 8,739 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #988 | 5 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Miriah is popular in 14 countries — most recent births per country:
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