The first name Myriam

In 2025, 7 girls were named Myriam, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 9 births (#2,706).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Myriam with other names.

In 2025, 27 girls born in the United States were named Myriam, the 4,952nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 115 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.

• Myriam Spiteri Debono
  11th president of the Republic of Malta, born 1952
• Marie Myriam
  French singer, born 1957
• Myriam Bédard
  Canadian biathlete, born 1969
• Myriam Soumaré
  French athlete, born 1986
• Myriam El Khomri
  French politician, born 1978
• Myriam Bru
  French actress, born 1930
• Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi
  French canoeist, born 1961
• Myriam Sarachik
  American physicist (1933–2021)
• Myriam Bregman
  Argentine lawyer and politician, born 1972
• Myriam Hernández
  Chilean singer-songwriter and television presenter, born 1965
• Myriam Francois
  British writer, born 1982
• Myriam Boyer
  French actress, born 1948

How popular is the name Myriam?

In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Myriam, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2017, with 9 births.

Is Myriam a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,160 US babies named Myriam since 1880 were girls.

When was Myriam most popular?

2003 in the United States, when 115 babies were named Myriam, its highest rank at 1,671st.

What name is Myriam a form of?

Myriam is a form of Miriam.