Fun Facts About the Name Sariah
- More than 9 thousand babies named Sariah: U.S. records list 9,590 babies given the name Sariah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sariah Mean?
Sariah is an English given name whose meaning is not settled. Its shape follows a pattern found in biblical Hebrew names: the ending -iah (as in Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Zechariah) is a shortened form of the divine name Yah, and the opening element resembles the Hebrew śar, "prince," or the name Sarah, "princess."
Two explanations are usually offered. The first connects Sariah with the biblical Hebrew name Seraiah (שְׂרָיָה), commonly explained as "Yahweh is prince" or "prince of the Lord." The second treats it as Sarah (שָׂרָה, "princess") joined to the same divine ending, giving a sense like "princess of the Lord." Both are readings of the name's form rather than a documented original meaning, so the meaning is best described as uncertain; the familiar gloss "princess of the Lord" rests on the second reading.
Sariah Name History & Origins
Sariah is best known from the Book of Mormon, the scripture of the Latter-day Saint movement published in 1830. There Sariah is the wife of the prophet Lehi and the mother of Nephi and his brothers. She appears in the opening chapters of First Nephi: she leaves Jerusalem with her family, fears in the wilderness that her sons have died, and rejoices when they return. The Book of Mormon presents itself as an ancient record with Hebrew origins, and many of its personal names have forms resembling biblical Hebrew, which is why Sariah is often discussed alongside names such as Seraiah and Sarah.
In English, Sariah is a feminine given name whose use is associated especially with Latter-day Saint families, for whom the Book of Mormon figure is a familiar reference, and it has spread from there into wider use in the United States and other English-speaking countries. It is not a biblical name, so its history in English is bound up with the religious community in which it is most often found.
How Popular is the Name Sariah?
Sariah recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2011. Its best rank was #583 in 2011.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #951 | 271 | 0.0169% |
| 2024 | #1,011 | 253 | 0.0157% |
| 2023 | #998 | 255 | 0.0159% |
| 2022 | #904 | 306 | 0.0187% |
| 2021 | #973 | 267 | 0.0163% |
| 2020 | #841 | 325 | 0.0201% |
| 2019 | #983 | 263 | 0.0157% |
| 2018 | #848 | 321 | 0.0189% |
| 2017 | #747 | 376 | 0.0218% |
| 2016 | #864 | 326 | 0.0184% |
| 2015 | #873 | 319 | 0.0179% |
| 2014 | #773 | 363 | 0.0203% |
| 2013 | #668 | 428 | 0.0244% |
| 2012 | #649 | 438 | 0.0249% |
| 2011 | #583 | 496 | 0.0282% |
| 2010 | #649 | 452 | 0.0254% |
| 2009 | #638 | 466 | 0.0254% |
| 2008 | #664 | 463 | 0.0245% |
| 2007 | #736 | 396 | 0.0206% |
| 2006 | #814 | 336 | 0.0177% |
| 2005 | #880 | 289 | 0.0156% |
| 2004 | #1,036 | 225 | 0.0123% |
| 2003 | #963 | 243 | 0.0133% |
| 2002 | #1,048 | 206 | 0.0115% |
| 2001 | #1,116 | 190 | 0.0106% |
| 2000 | #1,160 | 174 | 0.0096% |
| 1999 | #1,291 | 143 | 0.0081% |
| 1998 | #1,224 | 150 | 0.0085% |
| 1997 | #1,560 | 104 | 0.0060% |
| 1996 | #1,484 | 111 | 0.0063% |
| 1995 | #2,337 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1994 | #2,404 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 1993 | #2,237 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 1992 | #2,291 | 58 | 0.0031% |
| 1991 | #2,833 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1990 | #3,135 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1989 | #4,810 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1988 | #4,144 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #5,554 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1986 | #4,312 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #5,594 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #3,848 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #4,247 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #4,000 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #4,496 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1980 | #3,482 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1979 | #2,783 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1978 | #2,729 | 31 | 0.0020% |
| 1977 | #2,600 | 33 | 0.0022% |
| 1976 | #3,925 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1975 | #5,432 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #7,270 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #9,328 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #7,281 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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