Girls' name · peaked in 2024
Mariam name popularity since 1925
17,669 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mariam. Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Mariam is about 18 years old in 2026. Mariam peaked in 2024 as the #491 name for girls, and it ranked #505 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,669
- Named Mariam, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #505
- for girls in 2025 (589 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 17,664 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- Michigan
- 2.38× its national share
Peak year is the year Mariam made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mariam births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Mariam both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1986 and 1991, Mariam became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 17,200 baby girls to 1 in 9,770.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Mariam's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mariam.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mariam in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 271 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 349 | 0 | #1,433 |
| 1940s | 248 | 0 | #1,779 |
| 1950s | 251 | 0 | #2,315 |
| 1960s | 341 | 0 | #1,972 |
| 1970s | 435 | 0 | #2,310 |
| 1980s | 1,081 | 5 | #1,223 |
| 1990s | 2,248 | 0 | #951 |
| 2000s | 4,085 | 0 | #616 |
| 2010s | 5,125 | 0 | #564 |
| 2020–25 | 3,230 | 0 | #505 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.6% of babies named Mariam from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Mariam is most popular
The index compares Mariam's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mariam.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 2.38× | 1,309 |
| New York | 2.28× | 2,485 |
| New Jersey | 2.05× | 813 |
| Virginia | 1.89× | 613 |
| Maryland | 1.76× | 386 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mariam and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Mariam (this page) | 17,664 | 2024 |
| Maryam | 13,845 | 2025 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mariam's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mariam.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mariam (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data