NameTides

Mariam

Mariam was the #505 girls' name in the US in 2025 (589 babies), and #259 in England & Wales and #216 in Canada.

Mariam as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Mariam as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesIrelandScotlandUS
Mariam as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#505 (589)#259 (179)#387 (8)#304 (13)#216 (139)—
2024#491 (623)#249 (193)—#275 (15)#195 (149)—
2023#534 (568)#271 (165)#439 (7)#279 (14)#226 (126)—
2022#569 (528)#259 (179)#358 (9)#502 (7)#224 (129)—
2021#634 (467)#303 (155)#304 (12)#322 (13)#228 (136)—
2020#636 (455)#258 (182)#636 (4)#355 (11)#236 (128)—
2019#570 (533)#308 (155)#322 (11)#325 (13)#227 (133)—
2018#553 (561)#245 (207)#583 (5)#411 (10)#183 (160)—
2017#555 (556)#196 (267)#446 (7)#651 (5)#252 (126)#99 (72)
2016#547 (570)#217 (240)#798 (3)#515 (7)#192 (160)—
2015#564 (549)#196 (274)#416 (8)#362 (13)#235 (142)#100 (75)
2014#568 (540)#196 (274)#365 (10)#661 (5)#233 (144)—
2013#605 (463)#196 (264)#413 (8)#540 (7)#235 (139)—
2012#622 (458)#183 (281)#397 (9)#435 (10)#228 (145)#95 (77)
2011#674 (419)#188 (273)#317 (12)#550 (7)#222 (144)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #491.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1882.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 2,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Mariam is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,400 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 2,100 to 1 in 2,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Mariam by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #700WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #478WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #597MNIllinois: #455ILMichigan: #145MINew York: #236NYMassachusetts: #444MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #396INOhio: #309OHPennsylvania: #374PANew Jersey: #301NJConnecticut: #540CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #644CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #589MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #309VAMaryland: #511MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #676AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #409TNNorth Carolina: #510NCSouth Carolina: #773SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #748GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #649TXFlorida: #555FL
Mariam (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#16466
Quebec2025#18731

Mariam (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MariamCanadaGirls#216139
MariamEngland & WalesGirls#259179
MariamIrelandGirls#30413
MariamNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MariamNSWGirls—too few
MariamScotlandGirls#3878
MariamUSGirls#505589
MariamUSBoys—too few