Mariama
Girl · ma-ree-AH-ma · Hebrew
Mariama is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 2,368th for girls in the US (76 babies).
What does Mariama mean?
Hebrew: West African form of Maryam
West African form of Maryam, the Arabic name of Mary, common in Guinea, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
- Say it
- ma-ree-AH-ma
Is Mariama a girl's or a boy's name?
Mariama is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 76 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mariama in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Mariama, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,647th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 26 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mariama in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Mariama in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,881 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,667 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,647 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,599 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,577 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,497 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,622 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,596 |
| 2013 | 24 | #1,433 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,299 |
| 2009 | 24 | #1,330 |
| 2008 | 26 | #1,215 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,188 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,280 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,951 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Mariama in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,368among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 76about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 76 girls in the US were named Mariama, making it the 2,368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,682nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 77 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Mariama in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mariama in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | #2,368 |
| 2024 | 77 | #2,362 |
| 2023 | 54 | #3,047 |
| 2022 | 53 | #3,073 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,892 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2,682 |
| 2019 | 56 | #2,923 |
| 2018 | 68 | #2,557 |
| 2017 | 50 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 72 | #2,502 |
| 2015 | 50 | #3,254 |
| 2014 | 55 | #3,039 |
| 2013 | 59 | #2,869 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,934 |
| 2011 | 74 | #2,453 |
| 2010 | 56 | #3,009 |
| 2009 | 54 | #3,125 |
| 2008 | 70 | #2,630 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,787 |
| 2006 | 63 | #2,778 |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,700 |
| 2004 | 66 | #2,523 |
| 2003 | 70 | #2,365 |
| 2002 | 60 | #2,579 |
| 2001 | 69 | #2,300 |
| 2000 | 55 | #2,668 |
| 1999 | 51 | #2,700 |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,926 |
| 1997 | 48 | #2,619 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,961 |
| 1995 | 35 | #3,215 |
| 1994 | 43 | #2,792 |
| 1993 | 41 | #2,877 |
| 1992 | 37 | #3,086 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,159 |
| 1974 | 18 | #3,558 |
| 1973 | 11 | #4,869 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,404 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
Names like Mariama
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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