The first name Mariam
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 179 girls were named Mariam, making it the 259th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 302 births (#172).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mariam with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mariam at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 589 girls born in the United States were named Mariam, the 505th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 623 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Mariam
26 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mariam ShengeliaGeorgian singer, born 2002
- Mariam Thresia Chiramel20th‑century Indian Syro‑Malabar nun and foundress, Catholic saint, known for stigmata and, 1876–1926
- Mariam GhaniAmerican artist (born 1978)
- Mariam MamadashviliGeorgian singer, born 2005
- Mariam PetrosyanArmenian writer, born 1969
- Mariam Fakhr EddineEgyptian actress (1936-2014)
- Mariam BolkvadzeGeorgian female tennis player, born 1998
- Mariam KvrivishviliGeorgian politician, born 1990
- Mariam Aladji Boni DialloBeninese politician, born 1952
- Mariam AlmheiriEmirati politician, born 1979
- Mariam StepanyanArmenian association footballer, born 1989
- Mariam VardanianArmenian revolutionary, 1864–1941
Questions
- How popular is the name Mariam?
- In 2025, 179 girls born in England and Wales were named Mariam, ranking 259th. Its peak was 2009, with 302 births.
- Is Mariam a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 18,560 US babies named Mariam since 1880 were girls.
- When was Mariam most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 623 babies were named Mariam, its highest rank at 491st.