Meriah first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1973. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1991, 52 babies received the name (ranked #2437). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #14223), with roughly 7 babies named Meriah each year. Meriah's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 910 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.