Maryam

Meaning: Bitter; or possibly rebellion/disobedience
Origin: Arabic (from Hebrew (via Aramaic)) — Variant of Miriam · Hebrew roots; debated

Girl's name · #351 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Maryam is climbing: on the charts since 1946, it reached #351 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 870 girls given the name last year. Roughly 14,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

See where Maryam is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#37 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #53 in England & Wales (2025) · #65 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #72 in Belgium (2025) · #79 in France (2025) · #81 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #106 in Netherlands (2025) · #143 in Sweden (2025) · #153 in Austria (2025) · #164 in Ireland (2025) · #169 in Norway (2025) · #176 in Scotland (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Maryams

Maryam Mirzakhani — Iranian mathematician (1977–2017)
Maryam Rajavi — Iranian opposition leader (born 1953)
Maryam Yusuf Jamal — Bahraini track and field athlete
Maryam d'Abo — British actress
Maryam Namazie — Iranian activist and broadcaster

What Maryams become

Among 368 notable people named Maryam:

No single standout — notable Maryams spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Mariam (#505), Maryam would rank around #208 with about 1,500 births last year — the newborns split about 60/40 between Maryam and Mariam.

Similar names: Mariam · Zara · Mariella · Ellianna · Marielle · Salem

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