Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
Pronunciation
m(e)-ryam, mer-yam
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #8297, 13 births); most recent 2024 (rank #13427, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #3535, 6 births); most recent 2021 (rank #5579, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #754, 67 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1452, 22 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2022 | 34 |
| 2021 | 36 |
| 2020 | 36 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2018 | 48 |
| 2017 | 67 |
| 2016 | 57 |
| 2015 | 49 |
| 2014 | 62 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence