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Mariama

“Meaning not established”

Girl's name · #2368 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Mariama has appeared in US records since 1971 — best rank #2304 (2001) · 2,177 babies named Mariama all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 6,700 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mariamas

• Mariama Bâ — Senegalese writer (1929–1981)
• Mariama Jamanka — German bobsledder
• Mariama Hima — Filmmaker, ethnologist and Nigerien politician
• Mariama Signaté — French handball player
• Mariama Khan — Gambian filmmaker, poet, cultural activist and scholar

What Mariamas become

Among 104 notable people named Mariama:

Athletes appear 1.85× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mariama Signaté, French handball player.

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