Given name & surname
Mariam
Mariam is a feminine given name. It is used in Lun Bawang.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Mariam is a variant of Miriam. The history of Miriam gives this family its wider story. Miriam appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Mariam through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18,560
- 5 boys · 18,555 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 623 babies
- 2025
- 589
- #505 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 589 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 505 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (73). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 25,815 as a first name in 2020; 337 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mariam’s family of names
Mariam shares an earlier linguistic root with Maryam. Mariam has a related form in Miriam. In German usage, Mariam has a related form in Maryam.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mariam has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mariam
- Mariam-uz-ZamaniPadshah Begum of the Mughal Empire Empress mother of the Mughal Empire (1543-1623)1542–1623
- Maryam RajaviIranian opposition leader (born 1953)
- Mariam AslamazyanSoviet Armenian artist (1907-2006)
- Mariam ShengeliaGeorgian singerborn 2002
- Cissé Mariam Kaïdama SidibéPrime Minister of Mali1948–2021
- Mariam Chabi TalataVice President of Beninborn 1963
- Mariam Thresia Chiramel20th‑century Indian Syro‑Malabar nun and foundress, Catholic saint, known for stigmata and family apostolate1876–1926
- Mariam GhaniAmerican artist (born 1978)
- Mariam MamadashviliGeorgian singerborn 2005
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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