Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Ancient version of Mary. In the Bible Miriam sister of Moses saved his life when she hid infant Moses in a basket among the rushes at the rivers edge for Pharaohs daughter to find.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Myriam
Pronunciation
m(y)-riam
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #1685, 113 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4878, 27 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 |
| 2024 | 28 |
| 2023 | 35 |
| 2022 | 38 |
| 2021 | 39 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2019 | 35 |
| 2018 | 48 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2016 | 32 |
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 2017 (rank #2707, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3332, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 3 |
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
- Boys: peak in 1952 (rank #457, 13 births); most recent 1974 (rank #1870, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1967 (rank #28, 3,142 births); most recent 2023 (rank #265, 232 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 232 |
| 2022 | – | 288 |
| 2021 | – | 319 |
| 2020 | – | 325 |
| 2019 | – | 358 |
| 2018 | – | 400 |
| 2017 | – | 459 |
| 2016 | – | 519 |
| 2015 | – | 509 |
| 2014 | – | 569 |
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
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #881, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence