Myriam
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEER-ee-am
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,877 for girls
Myriam is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 4,877th for girls in the US (27 babies).
What does Myriam mean?
Hebrew: French form of Miriam
Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron, led the Israelite women in song after the crossing of the Red Sea.
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Is Myriam a girl's or a boy's name?
Myriam is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 27 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Myriam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Myriam, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Myriam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Myriam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Myriam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,877among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 60,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 27 girls in the US were named Myriam, making it the 4,877th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,546th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 115 girls. It first appears in the records in 1912.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Myriam than any year since 1986.
Half of all the girls named Myriam in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Myriam in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4,877 |
| 2024 | 29 | #4,667 |
| 2023 | 35 | #4,112 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,891 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,800 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4,546 |
| 2019 | 35 | #4,071 |
| 2018 | 48 | #3,292 |
| 2017 | 33 | #4,303 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4,422 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,914 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4,267 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3,847 |
| 2012 | 40 | #3,853 |
| 2011 | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2010 | 32 | #4,493 |
| 2009 | 50 | #3,297 |
| 2008 | 49 | #3,376 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,930 |
| 2006 | 61 | #2,850 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,783 |
| 2004 | 73 | #2,342 |
| 2003 | 115 | #1,667 |
| 2002 | 83 | #2,061 |
| 2001 | 58 | #2,596 |
| 2000 | 59 | #2,541 |
| 1999 | 69 | #2,179 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,795 |
| 1997 | 58 | #2,306 |
| 1996 | 53 | #2,420 |
| 1995 | 58 | #2,277 |
| 1994 | 55 | #2,348 |
| 1993 | 61 | #2,171 |
| 1992 | 54 | #2,381 |
| 1991 | 51 | #2,443 |
| 1990 | 41 | #2,794 |
| 1989 | 30 | #3,396 |
| 1988 | 32 | #3,090 |
| 1987 | 39 | #2,570 |
| 1986 | 26 | #3,358 |
| 1985 | 36 | #2,656 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 36 | #2,515 |
| 1982 | 23 | #3,529 |
| 1981 | 37 | #2,529 |
| 1980 | 34 | #2,699 |
| 1979 | 31 | #2,795 |
| 1978 | 32 | #2,629 |
| 1977 | 28 | #2,837 |
| 1976 | 34 | #2,387 |
| 1975 | 44 | #1,986 |
| 1974 | 28 | #2,616 |
| 1973 | 37 | #2,127 |
| 1972 | 33 | #2,276 |
| 1971 | 43 | #1,966 |
| 1970 | 37 | #2,160 |
| 1969 | 35 | #2,134 |
| 1968 | 40 | #1,887 |
| 1967 | 27 | #2,327 |
| 1966 | 35 | #1,952 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,768 |
| 1964 | 27 | #2,347 |
| 1963 | 34 | #2,014 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,988 |
| 1961 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1960 | 32 | #2,012 |
| 1959 | 22 | #2,457 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,375 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,149 |
| 1956 | 23 | #2,320 |
| 1955 | 17 | #2,724 |
| 1954 | 22 | #2,294 |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,757 |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,805 |
| 1951 | 19 | #2,313 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,908 |
| 1949 | 10 | #3,392 |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,780 |
| 1938 | 5 | #4,340 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,329 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,343 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,680 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,803 |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,304 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,640 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,443 |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,357 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,511 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,185 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,632 |
Names like Myriam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mia Mariam Fatima Maryam Delilah Molly Jessica Maria Miriam Abigail Athena Ava
Names related to Myriam
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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, “Myriam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/myriam, updated 20 October 2026.