Mariam

“Variant of Miriam — Bitter; or possibly rebellion/disobedience (debated Hebrew roots)” — Hebrew (via Aramaic) origin

Girl's name · #505 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Mariam reached its best rank, #491, in 2024 and ranked #505 in 2025. About 19,000 girls have carried it since 1882. Together with its spelling variant Maryam (#351), Mariam would rank around #208 with about 1,500 births last year — the newborns split about 60/40 between Maryam and Mariam.

Around the world: #11 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #86 in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mariams

Mariam Aslamazian — Soviet Armenian artist (1907-2006)
Mariam Shengelia — Georgian singer
Mariam Baouardy — Melkite Carmelite nun and saint (1846-1878)
Mariam Thresia Chiramel — 20th‑century Indian Syro‑Malabar nun and foundress, Catholic saint, known for stigmata and family apostolate
Mariam Chabi Talata — Vice President of Benin

In stories & tradition

Mariam — character

What Mariams become

Among 530 notable people named Mariam:

Medical professionals appear 1.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mariam Fardous, Saudi doctor, humanitarian, scuba diver and astronaut.

Similar names: Mariama · Aliza · Maren · Ariah · Marianna · Malka

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