Mariyam
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAR-ee-am
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,324 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,409 for girls
Mariyam is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,324th for girls in the UK (25 babies) and 5,409th for girls in the US (23 babies).
What does Mariyam mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Maryam, the Arabic form of Mary
Spelling of Maryam; Maryam, mother of Jesus, is the only woman named in the Qur'an.
Is Mariyam a girl's or a boy's name?
Mariyam is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls in the UK and 23 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mariyam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the UK were named Mariyam, making it the 1,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 34 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mariyam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 878 girls in the UK were given Mariyam or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #63, up from #1,324 for this spelling alone.
- Maryam 849
- Mariyam 25
- Maryaam 4
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,271st in England and Wales.
Mariyam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,324 |
| 2024 | 34 | #1,066 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,605 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,729 |
| 2018 | 27 | #1,298 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,541 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2014 | 31 | #1,189 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2012 | 15 | #2,005 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,335 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,380 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,621 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,258 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,477 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,399 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,261 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 18 | #1,194 |
| 1998 | 18 | #1,199 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 22 | #988 |
How popular is Mariyam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 23 girls in the US were named Mariyam, making it the 5,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. It first appears in the records in 1988.
2025 had the most girls named Mariyam of any year since it first appeared, in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Mariyam in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 892 girls in the US were given Mariyam or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #370, up from #5,409 for this spelling alone.
- Maryam 869
- Mariyam 23
Mariyam in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #5,409 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5,612 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 16 | #6,979 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
Names like Mariyam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Aaliyah Nusaybah Zainab Raya Ayah Abeeha Hafsa Sumayyah Ruqayyah Amira Khadija
Other spellings of Mariyam
Names related to Mariyam
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mariyam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mariyam, updated 20 October 2026.