Miryam
Girl · MIR-yam · Hebrew
Miryam is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Miryam mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew form of Miriam
Hebrew form of Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron, the source of the name Mary.
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- MIR-yam
Is Miryam a girl's or a boy's name?
Miryam is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Miryam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Miryam, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,566th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Miryam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2023. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Miryam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,566 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Miryam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,883among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Miryam, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1954.
Half of all the girls named Miryam in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Miryam in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,085 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4,700 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4,763 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 31 | #3,531 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
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