Mariah (given name)
Mariah is a variation of the feminine name Maria.
Its use in an English-language context suggests the pronunciation, i.e. the traditional English pronunciation of Latin Maria.
The name was rarely given in the United States prior to the 1990s, when it rose in popularity from rank 562 in 1989 to rank 62 in 1998, in imitation of the name of singer Mariah Carey.
People
- Mariah Angeliq, American singer
- Mariah Paris Balenciaga, American drag queen and television personality
- Mariah Bell, American figure skater
- Mariah Bullock, Samoan footballer
- Mariah Buzolin, Brazilian actress
- Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter
- Mariah Duran, American skateboarder
- Mariah Fujimagari, Canadian ice hockey player
- Mariah Gale, British actress
- Mariah Idrissi, British model, public speaker, and online personality
- Mariah Lopez, American activist
- Mariah May, English professional wrestler, model, and actress
- Mariah O'Brien, American interior designer, actress, and model
- Mariah Parker, American rapper and labor organizer
- Mariah Reddick, American slave and midwife
- Mariah Stackhouse, American professional golfer
- Mariah A. Taylor, American nurse
Pseudonyms
- Mariah Fredericks, author of bestselling fiction books for teens
- Mariah the Scientist, American singer
- Mariah Stewart, author of romantic fiction
- Mariah Sensuel, stage name of Finnish erotic actress Maria Kekkonen
Fictional characters
- Mariah (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), a fictional character from the manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Mariah Copeland, a fictional character from the American soap opera, The Young and the Restless
- Mariah Dillard, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
- Mariah Dillard Stokes, a main character in the American television series, Luke Cage
- Mariah Wong, a fictional character from the anime and manga series ''Beyblade''