Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Mariam

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #505 Trend ↑ Rising 19%
Rank 2025
#505
among girls · ↓14 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
589
named Mariam · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,729
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
623 babies
All-time total
18,560
#1,121 all-time among girls
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Mariam popularity over time

18,560 babies have been named Mariam since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 11 – 11 1 – #884
1890s 56 – 56 6 +409% #1,136
1900s 96 – 96 10 +71% #993
1910s 410 – 410 41 +327% #891
1920s 589 – 589 59 +44% #870
1930s 349 – 349 35 -41% #1,001
1940s 248 – 248 25 -29% #1,375
1950s 251 – 251 25 +1% #1,732
1960s 341 – 341 34 +36% #1,746
1970s 435 – 435 44 +28% #1,617
1980s 1,081 5 1,086 109 +150% #1,153
1990s 2,248 – 2,248 225 +107% #745
2000s 4,085 – 4,085 409 +82% #616
2010s 5,125 – 5,125 513 +25% #547
2020s (to 2025) 3,230 – 3,230 538 +5% #491

Where Mariam is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 604 0.38 #490
2027 617 0.38 #487
2028 629 0.39 #482
2029 639 0.40 #481
2030 647 0.40 #474

Where Mariam is most popular

Girls named Mariam per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.342 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, New York, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Mariam born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 226 1.24 +263%
New York 393 0.992 +190%
New Jersey 126 0.698 +104%
Virginia 103 0.604 +77%
Ohio 138 0.582 +70%
Maryland 61 0.576 +68%
Pennsylvania 125 0.529 +55%
Illinois 112 0.489 +43%
Washington 70 0.485 +42%
Minnesota 49 0.454 +33%
Tennessee 66 0.417 +22%
Massachusetts 49 0.405 +18%
Indiana 51 0.363 +6%
Florida 154 0.360 +5%
California 268 0.319 -7%
Texas 254 0.316 -8%
Georgia 66 0.291 -15%
North Carolina 64 0.281 -18%
Arizona 37 0.264 -23%
Louisiana 23 0.263 -23%
Missouri 25 0.207 -39%
South Carolina 18 0.200 -41%
Colorado 19 0.170 -50%
Kentucky 13 0.152 -56%
Wisconsin 14 0.136 -60%
Utah 8 0.096 -72%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -75%
Iowa 5 0.086 -75%
Oregon 5 0.077 -78%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -80%
Alabama 6 0.064 -81%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mariam

Mariam is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #505 in 2025 with 589 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 18,560 American babies have been named Mariam. Its peak came in 2024, when 623 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mariam stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mariam?

The median living Mariam is about 16 years old; half are between 7 and 26. An estimated 17 thousand people named Mariam are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mariam year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 589 #505 – –
2024 623 #491 – –
2023 568 #534 – –
2022 528 #570 – –
2021 467 #634 – –
2020 455 #637 – –
2019 533 #570 – –
2018 561 #554 – –
2017 556 #555 – –
2016 570 #547 – –
2015 549 #564 – –
2014 540 #568 – –
2013 463 #607 – –
2012 458 #624 – –
2011 419 #675 – –
2010 476 #619 – –
2009 441 #664 – –
2008 441 #689 – –
2007 424 #689 – –
2006 410 #692 – –
2005 459 #616 – –
2004 405 #680 – –
2003 409 #650 – –
2002 378 #671 – –
2001 368 #679 – –
2000 350 #682 – –
1995 198 #951 – –
1990 159 #1,103 – –
1985 113 #1,223 – –
1980 86 #1,430 – –
1975 36 #2,310 – –
1970 28 #2,623 – –
1965 35 #1,972 – –
1960 23 #2,554 – –
1955 23 #2,315 – –
1950 26 #1,891 – –
1945 23 #1,779 – –
1940 25 #1,571 – –
1935 27 #1,433 – –
1930 49 #1,057 – –
1925 59 #972 – –
1920 70 #870 – –
1915 54 #897 – –
1910 13 #1,310 – –
1905 7 #1,640 – –
1900 14 #1,042 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 6 #1,294 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Mariam

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mariam Baouardy Mariam Baouardy Palestinian Melkite Carmelite nun and saint (1846–1878) 19th century
  2. 2 Mariam Mamadashvili Mariam Mamadashvili Georgian singer (born 2005) Contemporary
  3. 3 Mariam Aslamazian Mariam Aslamazian Soviet Armenian artist (1907–2006) Contemporary
  4. 4 Mariam al-Asturlabi Syrian scientist, mathematician, and astronomer b. 950 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mariam, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mariam?

The median living Mariam is about 16 years old. Half of all living Mariams are between 7 and 26 years old.

How many people named Mariam are alive today?

An estimated 17 thousand people named Mariam are alive in the United States, based on 18,560 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mariam in 2025?

Mariam ranked #505 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 589 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mariam?

18,560 babies have been named Mariam in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mariam most popular?

Mariam peaked in 2024, when 623 newborns received the name.

Is Mariam a boy or girl name?

Mariam is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mariam rising or falling?

Mariam is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mariam become more popular?

Mariam is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 647 girls named Mariam in 2030, which would rank around #474. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mariam?

Well-known people named Mariam include Mariam Baouardy (religious figure), Mariam Mamadashvili (singer), Mariam Aslamazian (painter).

Names like Mariam

Names that sound and feel close to Mariam: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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