Given name
Mariame
“a gift from God”
Mariame is a variant of Mariama. One African interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mariame is a variant of Mariama. One African interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mariame is a variant of Mariama. An origin associated with Mariama is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mariame through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 351
- 0 boys · 351 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,651 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +50%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,651 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 50.0% 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 (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 515 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mariame’s family of names
Mariame has a related form in Mariama.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mariame
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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