Zariah is a modern American name of uncertain origin. It is usually explained as a form of the Arabic Zahra, "blossom" or "flower", or as a feminine take on the biblical Hebrew Zerah, "rising", and its ending matches names like Mariah and Azariah. Zariah has been in the US top 1000 since 2004, reached its best rank of number 407 in 2023 and stands at number 450 in 2025.