Mariah is a variation of the feminine name

Maria Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...

. Its use in an English-language context suggests the pronunciation /məˈraɪə/, i.e. the traditional English pronunciation of Latin ''Maria'' (as opposed to the Spanish/Italian pronunciation now also commonly encountered in English). 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 Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...

(whose single "

Vision of Love "Vision of Love" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her eponymous debut studio album (1990). It was written by Carey and Ben Margulies. After being featured on Carey's demo tape for Columbia Records, the song wa ...

" topped the charts in 1990).

People

Mariah Angeliq Mariah Angelique Pérez (born August 7, 1999), known professionally as Mariah Angeliq, is an American singer. Early life Angeliq was born Mariah Angelique Pérez in Miami, Florida, to a Cuban father and Puerto Rican mother. She was named after ...

(b. 1999), American singer *

Mariah Buzolin Mariah Buzolin Oliveira (born February 3, 1991) is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her role as Maya Mercado in '' All My Children'', and as Zoe Mendez in the ABC Family television series '' Jane by Design''. On or about May 30, 2018 ...

(b. 1991), Brazilian actress *

Mariah Bell Mariah Cheyenne Bell (born April 18, 1996) is an American former figure skater. She is the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 2022 U.S. national champion, 2020 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 2020 U.S. national silver medalist, and two-ti ...

(b. 1996), American figure skater *

(b. 1969), American singer and songwriter *

Mariah Paris Balenciaga Mariah Paris Balenciaga, or simply known as Mariah, is the stage name of Elijah A. Kelly (born February 13, 1981), an American drag queen and television personality, best known for competing on the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (2011) a ...

(b. 1982), American drag queen and television personality

Pseudonyms

Mariah Fredericks Mariah Fredericks is the author of the Jane Prescott mystery series, set in 1910s New York. She was born and raised in New York City. She graduated from Vassar College with a degree in history and was the head copywriter for Book-of-the-Month Clu ...

, author of bestselling fiction books for teens *

Mariah Stewart Mariah Stewart is an author of romantic fiction whose titles have appeared on the ''New York Times'' and ''USA Today'' bestsellers lists. Stewart's books have won, or been nominated for, various major awards, including three-time recipient of the ...

, author of romantic fiction * Mariah Sensuel, stage name of Finnish erotic actress

Maria Kekkonen Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

Fictional characters

* Mariah (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''), a fictional character from the manga ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' *

Mariah Wong This list includes characters from the original Beyblade series. Main characters ; : :The main protagonist of ''Beyblade''. Master of sacred bit-beast Dragoon. ; : :A cold-hearted and ruthless Russian beyblader. Tyson's fated rival, and through m ...

, a fictional character from the anime and manga series ''Beyblade'' {{given name English feminine given names