Mariyah is a spelling of Mariah and Maria and ultimately of the Hebrew Miriam, whose meaning is uncertain; the most common readings are "beloved" or "sea of bitterness". The spelling with y also matches the Arabic Mariyah, which reflects how the name is written in Muslim families. Mariyah entered the US top 1000 in 2006, peaked at number 671 in 2011 and has slid to number 2399 in 2025.