NameTides

Myriam

Myriam was the #4,878 girls' name in the US in 2025 (27 babies), and #3,333 in England & Wales and #1,141 in Canada.

Myriam as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Myriam as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Myriam as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#4,878 (27)#3,333 (7)—#1,141 (23)
2024#4,669 (29)#4,844 (4)—#835 (34)
2023#4,114 (35)#3,219 (7)—#987 (26)
2022#3,893 (38)#5,670 (3)#905 (3)#738 (37)
2021#3,801 (39)#2,942 (8)—#974 (28)
2020#4,548 (29)#3,899 (5)—#665 (43)
2019#4,072 (35)#4,001 (5)—#854 (32)
2018#3,293 (48)#3,178 (7)—#646 (46)
2017#4,304 (33)#2,706 (9)—#614 (49)
2016#4,423 (32)#5,785 (3)—#638 (47)
2015#3,915 (38)#2,945 (8)—#423 (80)
2014#4,269 (34)#4,003 (5)—#515 (61)
2013#3,849 (39)#3,160 (7)—#348 (94)
2012#3,854 (40)#2,969 (8)—#386 (83)
2011#3,267 (50)#2,893 (8)—#410 (78)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2003 at #1,668.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1912.

How common is it?

about 1 in 59,000 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 59,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Myriam is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 64,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 58,000 to 1 in 71,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Myriam by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,921TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Myriam (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
Quebec2025#38513

Myriam (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
MyriamCanadaGirls#1,14123
MyriamCanadaBoys—too few
MyriamEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
MyriamIrelandGirls—too few
MyriamNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MyriamUSGirls#4,87827