Mariah

Hebrew

"the Lord is my teacher; or drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"

Mariah Origin and Meaning

The name Mariah is a girl's name of Hebrew, Latin origin meaning "the Lord is my teacher; or drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved".

Thanks to Mariah Carey, everyone now knows this name – and is aware that Mariah's pronounced with a long i – just as Maria was in the Jane Austen era. And though Mariah now sounds modern, it was heard as far back as 1550 in Great Britain.

The song 'They Call the Wind Maria' (pronounced Mariah) was introduced in the 1951 Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon and was the inspiration for Mariah Carey's name.

Though Mariah reached a peak in the mid-1990s, it is still a popular choice.

Mariah may derive from Hebrew Moriah, meaning "the Lord is my teacher". It may also be a variant form of Maria, the meaning of which is uncertain. Theories include "drop of the sea" (from Hebrew roots mar "drop" and yam "sea"); "bitter" (from Hebrew marah "bitterness"); and "beloved" (from the Egyptian root mr).

Mariah Rank in US Top 1000

# 393 in the US

Mariah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 916 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Mariah

• 393 US 2023
• 916 Nameberry 2025
• 958 England 2017

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Famous People Named Mariah

• Mariah Carey American singer and songwriter
• Mariah Bell American figure skater
• Mariah Waterfall O'Brien American actress
• Mariah Gale British,Australian actress
• Mariah Cheyenne Bell American figure skater
• Mariah Buzolin Brazilian actress
• Mariah da Penha Brazilian actress
• Mariah Fredericks American novelist
• Mariah Stewart American romance novelist
• Mariah Matilda Kennedy Cuomo (b. 1995), daughter of politician Andrew Cuomo and Kerry Kennedy; granddaughter of politician Robert F. Kennedy; twin of sister Cara Ethel
• Mariah Brown (b. 1996) daughter of Kody & Meri Brown of TV's "Sister Wives"
• Mariah Smith (b. 1998) daughter of rapper Busta Rhymes
• Mariah Leilani Roy (b. 2009) daughter of basketball player Brandon Roy
• Mariah Musselman (b. 2010) daughter of sportscaster Danyelle Sargent and coach Eric Musselman
• Mariah Brantley (b. 2013) daughter of baseball player Michael Brantley

The name Mariah in Pop Culture

• Mariah Copeland character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
• Mariah Wong character in anime/manga "Beyblade"
• Mariah character on TV series 'Raised by Wolves'
• Mariah character in manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure