UK girl's name
Maariah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2013. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Maariah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Maariah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2013 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5742, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2005, with 6 births.
This profile covers 46 England and Wales registrations across 11 recorded years from 1996 to 2013. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 46 living people in the UK are called Maariah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2014 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Maariah ranked #5742 for girls in England and Wales in 2013, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 6 girls were registered as Maariah.
- • About 46 living people in the UK are estimated to have Maariah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5742
2013
Births in 2013
3
Latest year
Peak year
2005
6 births
Estimated living
46
2026
Popularity
Maariah over time
The chart below shows babies named Maariah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2013. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Maariah, the clearest high point is 2005. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2013, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maariah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Maariah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5065 | 11 | 3 |
| 2000s | #3453 | 24 | 5 |
| 1990s | #3477 | 11 | 3 |
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- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Maariah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Maariah in the UK right now?
In 2013, Maariah was ranked #5742 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Maariah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 6 babies registered as Maariah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Maariah in the UK?
A total of 46 babies have been registered as Maariah across the 11 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.