Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Miryam 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
Miryam through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 904
- 0 boys · 904 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,193 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +1%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,193 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,175 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Miryam
- Miryam GallegoSpanish actressborn 1976
- Miryam RoperGerman judokaborn 1982
- Miryam CharlesHaitian-Canadian filmmakerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
Similar names
If you love Miryam, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Michaela
“who is like God?” · “brook”
>99% girls
Mariah
Mariah is a feminine given name from Hebrew.
>99% girls
Keturah
“incense”
>99% girls
Abra
“father of a multitude (of nations)” · “father of a multitude; father of nations”
>99% girls
Marites
Marites is a feminine given name from Spanish, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Tagalog and Cebuano.
>99% girls
Anah
“answer” · “task”
>99% girls
Telah
“fracture”
>99% girls
Gabrielle
“heroine of God” · “man of God”
1% boys · 99% girls