Meaning and history
Neriah is a Hebrew name meaning “lamp of Yahweh,” from נֵר (ner), meaning “lamp” or “light,” and יָהּ (yah), a reference to the Hebrew God. It is the name of Baruch’s father in the Old Testament.
20062006: 29 births, rank #4,811
2007: 56 births, rank #3,096
2008: 50 births, rank #3,316
2009: 84 births, rank #2,316
2010: 102 births, rank #1,959
20112011: 133 births, rank #1,619
2012: 175 births, rank #1,340
2013: 268 births, rank #941
2014: 289 births, rank #933
2015: 287 births, rank #946
20162016: 187 births, rank #1,286
2017: 94 births, rank #2,074
2018: 91 births, rank #2,098
2019: 107 births, rank #1,875
2020: 131 births, rank #1,593
20212021: 123 births, rank #1,680
2022: 264 births, rank #994
2023: 258 births, rank #989
2024: 332 births, rank #827
20252025: 356 births, rank #760
Neriah rose from #827 to #762 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 356.