Meriam
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MER-ee-um
- Origin
- Hebrew
Meriam is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Meriam mean?
Hebrew: variant of Miriam or Maryam
Miriam is the sister of Moses in the Bible; Maryam is the Quran's name for Mary, mother of Jesus.
Is Meriam a girl's or a boy's name?
Meriam is a girls' name.
How popular is Meriam in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Meriam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Meriam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Meriam in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1923, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1897.
Half of all the girls named Meriam in the US since 1880 were born between 1926 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meriam in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 9 | #4,532 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 9 | #4,160 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 9 | #3,954 |
| 1952 | 11 | #3,371 |
| 1951 | 11 | #3,283 |
| 1950 | 12 | #3,051 |
| 1949 | 10 | #3,392 |
| 1948 | 18 | #2,328 |
| 1947 | 17 | #2,447 |
| 1946 | 16 | #2,391 |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,674 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,860 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,415 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,666 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,571 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,447 |
| 1936 | 14 | #2,153 |
| 1935 | 14 | #2,205 |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,834 |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,906 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,363 |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,685 |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,933 |
| 1929 | 18 | #1,952 |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,501 |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,586 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,931 |
| 1925 | 33 | #1,409 |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,475 |
| 1923 | 35 | #1,327 |
| 1922 | 32 | #1,430 |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,821 |
| 1920 | 33 | #1,375 |
| 1919 | 24 | #1,649 |
| 1918 | 18 | #2,028 |
| 1917 | 29 | #1,377 |
| 1916 | 15 | #2,133 |
| 1915 | 15 | #2,049 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,433 |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,405 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,632 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #2,140 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #1,439 |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,593 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,554 |
Nicknames for Meriam
- Miri 20 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Meriam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Miriam, Mariam, Isabelle, Naomi, Eleanor, Anna, Elizabeth, Madeline, Madeleine, Josephine, Sophie, Mary
Names related to Meriam
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, “Meriam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meriam, updated 20 October 2026.