The first name Mariama
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 14 girls were named Mariama, making it the 2,006th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2008, with 25 births (#1,176).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mariama with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mariama at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 76 girls born in the United States were named Mariama, the 2,375th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 77 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 Mariama
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mariama JamankaGerman bobsledder, born 1990
- Mariama HimaFilmmaker, ethnologist and Nigerien politician, born 1951
- Mariama SignatéFrench handball player, born 1985
- Mariama KhanGambian filmmaker, poet, cultural activist and scholar, born 1977
- Mariama OuimingaBurkinabe athletics competitor (born 1970)
Questions
- How popular is the name Mariama?
- In 2025, 14 girls born in England and Wales were named Mariama, ranking 2,006th. Its peak was 2008, with 25 births.
- Is Mariama a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,177 US babies named Mariama since 1880 were girls.
- When was Mariama most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 77 babies were named Mariama, its highest rank at 2,378th.