Miriam
Girl · MIR-ee-am · Hebrew
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Miriam is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 250th for girls in the UK (206 babies) and 246th for girls in the US (1,262 babies).
What does Miriam mean?
Hebrew
Hebrew original of Mary; Miriam, sister of Moses, led the Israelites in song after crossing the Red Sea.
- Say it
- MIR-ee-am
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Is Miriam a girl's or a boy's name?
Miriam is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 206 girls in the UK and 1,262 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Miriam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #250among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 206about 1 in 1,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 206 girls in the UK were named Miriam, making it the 250th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 290th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 212 girls.
Half of all the girls named Miriam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 237th in England and Wales, 474th in Scotland and 397th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#94).
Miriam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 206 | #250 |
| 2024 | 199 | #264 |
| 2023 | 192 | #260 |
| 2022 | 212 | #246 |
| 2021 | 180 | #293 |
| 2020 | 180 | #290 |
| 2019 | 181 | #296 |
| 2018 | 165 | #316 |
| 2017 | 180 | #298 |
| 2016 | 168 | #321 |
| 2015 | 164 | #319 |
| 2014 | 151 | #333 |
| 2013 | 132 | #382 |
| 2012 | 145 | #371 |
| 2011 | 125 | #403 |
| 2010 | 148 | #343 |
| 2009 | 134 | #364 |
| 2008 | 143 | #349 |
| 2007 | 147 | #339 |
| 2006 | 133 | #353 |
| 2005 | 134 | #335 |
| 2004 | 124 | #341 |
| 2003 | 126 | #330 |
| 2002 | 104 | #366 |
| 2001 | 119 | #327 |
| 2000 | 136 | #298 |
| 1999 | 112 | #331 |
| 1998 | 141 | #295 |
| 1997 | 138 | #293 |
| 1996 | 170 | #255 |
How popular is Miriam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #246among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,262about 1 in 1,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,262 girls in the US were named Miriam, making it the 246th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 268th. Its busiest year was 1924, with 1,834 girls.
Half of all the girls named Miriam in the US since 1880 were born between 1928 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Miriam in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,262 | #246 |
| 2024 | 1,279 | #249 |
| 2023 | 1,246 | #249 |
| 2022 | 1,203 | #261 |
| 2021 | 1,193 | #258 |
| 2020 | 1,151 | #268 |
| 2019 | 1,165 | #284 |
| 2018 | 1,109 | #300 |
| 2017 | 1,152 | #284 |
| 2016 | 1,122 | #290 |
| 2015 | 1,106 | #293 |
| 2014 | 1,075 | #304 |
| 2013 | 1,114 | #285 |
| 2012 | 1,051 | #305 |
| 2011 | 947 | #332 |
| 2010 | 1,086 | #300 |
| 2009 | 1,079 | #306 |
| 2008 | 1,102 | #301 |
| 2007 | 1,146 | #294 |
| 2006 | 1,160 | #286 |
| 2005 | 1,191 | #279 |
| 2004 | 1,201 | #271 |
| 2003 | 1,118 | #278 |
| 2002 | 1,121 | #279 |
| 2001 | 1,076 | #292 |
| 2000 | 1,162 | #278 |
| 1999 | 1,047 | #295 |
| 1998 | 994 | #306 |
| 1997 | 939 | #311 |
| 1996 | 1,008 | #287 |
| 1995 | 979 | #284 |
| 1994 | 1,028 | #272 |
| 1993 | 1,024 | #268 |
| 1992 | 1,057 | #263 |
| 1991 | 1,012 | #273 |
| 1990 | 983 | #283 |
| 1989 | 811 | #313 |
| 1988 | 735 | #335 |
| 1987 | 758 | #320 |
| 1986 | 758 | #315 |
| 1985 | 747 | #321 |
| 1984 | 787 | #306 |
| 1983 | 739 | #312 |
| 1982 | 812 | #300 |
| 1981 | 801 | #303 |
| 1980 | 781 | #309 |
| 1979 | 762 | #313 |
| 1978 | 612 | #352 |
| 1977 | 659 | #343 |
| 1976 | 619 | #345 |
| 1975 | 671 | #329 |
| 1974 | 599 | #361 |
| 1973 | 589 | #362 |
| 1972 | 574 | #374 |
| 1971 | 693 | #355 |
| 1970 | 655 | #370 |
| 1969 | 616 | #375 |
| 1968 | 653 | #345 |
| 1967 | 656 | #350 |
| 1966 | 666 | #348 |
| 1965 | 753 | #327 |
| 1964 | 853 | #320 |
| 1963 | 896 | #311 |
| 1962 | 991 | #292 |
| 1961 | 949 | #299 |
| 1960 | 1,051 | #281 |
| 1959 | 956 | #293 |
| 1958 | 996 | #280 |
| 1957 | 951 | #295 |
| 1956 | 1,040 | #264 |
| 1955 | 1,026 | #264 |
| 1954 | 1,047 | #255 |
| 1953 | 906 | #275 |
| 1952 | 910 | #264 |
| 1951 | 871 | #263 |
| 1950 | 841 | #264 |
| 1949 | 708 | #290 |
| 1948 | 698 | #289 |
| 1947 | 756 | #281 |
| 1946 | 699 | #275 |
| 1945 | 672 | #260 |
| 1944 | 710 | #257 |
| 1943 | 708 | #262 |
| 1942 | 706 | #259 |
| 1941 | 715 | #242 |
| 1940 | 735 | #231 |
| 1939 | 712 | #231 |
| 1938 | 768 | #220 |
| 1937 | 752 | #221 |
| 1936 | 769 | #213 |
| 1935 | 792 | #216 |
| 1934 | 818 | #218 |
| 1933 | 912 | #186 |
| 1932 | 904 | #201 |
| 1931 | 869 | #208 |
| 1930 | 1,052 | #183 |
| 1929 | 1,074 | #184 |
| 1928 | 1,250 | #168 |
| 1927 | 1,377 | #162 |
| 1926 | 1,511 | #155 |
| 1925 | 1,599 | #154 |
| 1924 | 1,834 | #143 |
| 1923 | 1,733 | #145 |
| 1922 | 1,639 | #151 |
| 1921 | 1,743 | #147 |
| 1920 | 1,744 | #140 |
| 1919 | 1,541 | #145 |
| 1918 | 1,708 | #137 |
| 1917 | 1,614 | #134 |
| 1916 | 1,460 | #140 |
| 1915 | 1,377 | #138 |
| 1914 | 981 | #149 |
| 1913 | 826 | #146 |
| 1912 | 686 | #159 |
| 1911 | 487 | #164 |
| 1910 | 368 | #186 |
| 1909 | 339 | #176 |
| 1908 | 342 | #174 |
| 1907 | 301 | #183 |
| 1906 | 273 | #182 |
| 1905 | 234 | #200 |
| 1904 | 227 | #199 |
| 1903 | 218 | #192 |
| 1902 | 200 | #209 |
| 1901 | 218 | #189 |
| 1900 | 214 | #214 |
| 1899 | 181 | #205 |
| 1898 | 176 | #218 |
| 1897 | 188 | #201 |
| 1896 | 169 | #211 |
| 1895 | 169 | #206 |
| 1894 | 152 | #214 |
| 1893 | 108 | #254 |
| 1892 | 88 | #285 |
| 1891 | 83 | #271 |
| 1890 | 83 | #273 |
| 1889 | 80 | #262 |
| 1888 | 64 | #295 |
| 1887 | 46 | #314 |
| 1886 | 56 | #277 |
| 1885 | 42 | #313 |
| 1884 | 45 | #285 |
| 1883 | 34 | #300 |
| 1882 | 40 | #278 |
| 1881 | 27 | #301 |
| 1880 | 28 | #294 |
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