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Mariam

Mariam holds the #505 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 589 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #636 in 2020 to #505 today. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#491 nationally, 623 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1882. The name's biggest fan base is in Michigan (#145 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#505
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#491
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
589
girls named Mariam

Mariam popularity, 1880–2025

0.010%0.021%0.031%0.042%18801900192019401960198020002020#491 in 2024
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Mariam is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025NH—Washington: #478 (14 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)WA#478Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025ND—Minnesota: #597 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MN#597Wisconsin: #700 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WI#700Michigan: #145 (57 girls, 0.16% of girls born 2025)MI#145New York: #236 (73 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)NY#236Massachusetts: #444 (12 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MA#444Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025IA—Illinois: #455 (23 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)IL#455Indiana: #396 (17 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)IN#396Ohio: #309 (36 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)OH#309Pennsylvania: #374 (29 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)PA#374New Jersey: #301 (27 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)NJ#301Connecticut: #540 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CT#540California: #644 (48 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#644Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025NE—Missouri: #589 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MO#589Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025WV—Virginia: #309 (27 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)VA#309Maryland: #511 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MD#511Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025DE—Arizona: #676 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#676New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025AR—Tennessee: #409 (19 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)TN#409North Carolina: #510 (21 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NC#510South Carolina: #773 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#773District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025AL—Georgia: #748 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#748Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mariam in 2025HI—Texas: #649 (47 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TX#649Florida: #555 (32 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)FL#555
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Michigan (#145), New York (#236), Virginia (#309)

Uniqueness score

41/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Mariam in the most recent year of SSA data.

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