Girl's name
Mariam
Say it MAR-ee-um
Used in Dutch 3 syllables
Where Mariam is loved, common and rare
Common across France, Catalonia, Berlin and one more place. Rare in Austria, Canada, Italy and ten more places.
1 in 1,415 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
France 84thCatalonia 88thBerlin 92nd
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Every place
In 19 of the 40 official lists, among them France (84th), Catalonia (88th) and Berlin (92nd).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 84th 2025 | 570 | 1 in 503 |
| Catalonia region as Màriam | 88th 2025 | 50 | 1 in 385 |
| Berlin city | 92nd 2023 | 34 | about 1 in 427 |
| Austria | 146th 2025 | 42 | 1 in 851 |
| Ontario province | 164th 2024 | 66 | about 1 in 825 |
| Italy | 175th 2024 | 129 | 1 in 1,389 |
| Quebec province | 187th 2025 | 31 | about 1 in 839 |
| Sweden | 188th 2025 | 46 | about 1 in 873 |
| Norway | 229th 2025 | 18 | 1 in 1,211 |
| England and Wales | 259th 2025 | 179 | 1 in 1,415 |
| Ireland | 304th 2025 | 13 | 1 in 1,625 |
| The Netherlands | 314th 2025 | 45 | about 1 in 1,356 |
| Poland | 368th 2025 | 9 | 1 in 13,310 |
| Scotland | 387th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 2,236 |
| Cologne city | 419th 2023 | 2 | about 1 in 3,072 |
| Switzerland | 480th 2025 | 14 | 1 in 2,428 |
| British Columbia province | 592nd 2023 | 5 | about 1 in 2,392 |
| Leipzig city | 95th 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 437 |
| Bonn city | 249th 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 1,508 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Rostock, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Mariam is used in Dutch, and it is known as a name of that language without a recorded etymology or meaning. It sits in the large family of names related to Maria and Miriam.
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Three syllables, said MAR-ee-um, with the stress on the first. Màriam is an accented spelling, and Maryam, Miriam, Myriam, Meriem and Mirjam are close relatives.
It is used in about twenty regions and rising in half of them. France ranks it among the top 90, and it is also popular in Catalonia and Austria. In the English-speaking world it appears in Ontario, Quebec, and England and Wales. French records show it in use for a century and reaching its highest point so far in 2025, so it is still growing.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- MAR-ee-um, 3 syllables
- Used in
- Dutch
Counted together here: Màriam.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 10 of 18 regions, falling in 3.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 217 | 196 | 245 | 308 | 258 | 303 | 259 | 271 | 249 | 259 |
| Scotland | 798 | 446 | 583 | 322 | 636 | 304 | 358 | 439 | 387 | |
| Ireland | 515 | 651 | 411 | 325 | 355 | 322 | 502 | 279 | 275 | 304 |
| Ontario | 172 | 221 | 127 | 125 | 177 | 176 | 196 | 207 | 164 | |
| British Columbia | 578 | 675 | 515 | 567 | 381 | 592 | ||||
| New South Wales | 99 | |||||||||
| Quebec | 161 | 200 | 182 | 258 | 262 | 271 | 212 | 231 | 206 | 187 |
| France | 181 | 191 | 167 | 166 | 150 | 142 | 123 | 100 | 95 | 84 |
| The Netherlands | 334 | 436 | 731 | 471 | 468 | 374 | 447 | 440 | 314 | |
| Austria | 202 | 154 | 332 | 415 | 248 | 240 | 222 | 168 | 140 | 146 |
| Switzerland | 608 | 570 | 567 | 707 | 922 | 587 | 892 | 546 | 607 | 480 |
| Berlin | 119 | 118 | 106 | 92 | 109 | 85 | 69 | 92 | ||
| Munich | 206 | 258 | 200 | 126 | 231 | |||||
| Cologne | 116 | 132 | 439 | 332 | 320 | 322 | 252 | 419 | ||
| Bonn | 88 | 176 | 134 | 90 | 132 | 110 | 117 | 77 | 115 | 249 |
| Leipzig | 131 | 113 | 148 | 186 | 134 | 405 | 112 | 78 | 117 | 95 |
| Rostock | 283 | 202 | 174 | |||||||
| Norway | 222 | 238 | 215 | 242 | 302 | 353 | 233 | 202 | 239 | 229 |
| Sweden | 189 | 127 | 158 | 147 | 153 | 153 | 185 | 166 | 164 | 188 |
| Catalonia | 71 | 78 | 76 | 65 | 82 | 76 | 71 | 74 | 69 | 88 |
| Italy | 203 | 178 | 200 | 189 | 190 | 193 | 183 | 180 | 175 | |
| Poland | 293 | 306 | 449 | 507 | 520 | 456 | 328 | 346 | 312 | 368 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 259 | 179 | 70.7 |
| 2024 | 249 | 193 | 74.8 |
| 2023 | 271 | 165 | 64.3 |
| 2022 | 259 | 179 | 67.9 |
| 2021 | 303 | 155 | 56.6 |
| 2020 | 258 | 182 | 67.8 |
| 2019 | 308 | 155 | 55.3 |
| 2018 | 245 | 207 | 71.8 |
| 2017 | 196 | 267 | 89.3 |
| 2016 | 217 | 240 | 78.1 |
| 2015 | 196 | 274 | 89.0 |
| 2014 | 196 | 274 | 89.3 |
| 2013 | 196 | 264 | 85.6 |
| 2012 | 183 | 281 | 87.3 |
| 2011 | 188 | 273 | 85.0 |
| 2010 | 176 | 299 | 93.1 |
| 2009 | 172 | 302 | 96.4 |
| 2008 | 181 | 289 | 91.5 |
| 2007 | 209 | 248 | 81.0 |
| 2006 | 206 | 235 | 78.5 |
| 2005 | 195 | 252 | 87.4 |
| 2004 | 208 | 222 | 77.7 |
| 2003 | 215 | 217 | 77.9 |
| 2002 | 224 | 188 | 70.3 |
| 2001 | 203 | 198 | 73.9 |
| 2000 | 231 | 177 | 64.8 |
| 1999 | 225 | 181 | 64.3 |
| 1998 | 246 | 165 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 268 | 140 | 47.8 |
| 1996 | 231 | 171 | 57.8 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Mariam in France since 1925 were born in or after 2011. First recorded in 1926. Her peak year there: 2025, at 198.7 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Mariam per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Mariam
1 in 3,725 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Mariam.
1 in 606 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Mariam.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Mariam. Same first letter as Mariam.
1 in 658 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Mariam.
1 in 1,625 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Mariam.
1 in 993 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Mariam. Same first letter as Mariam.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Maya.
1 in 745 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Mariam.
1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Mariam. Same first letter as Mariam.
1 in 1,625 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Mariam.
1 in 778 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Mariam.
Middle names for Mariam
1 in 71 in Scotland
Mariam Olivia
3-4 beats · initials MO
Changes the beat after Mariam: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Mariam Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials MC
Changes the beat after Mariam: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Mariam Sophie
3-2 beats · initials MS
Changes the beat after Mariam: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Mariam Grace
3-1 beats · initials MG
Changes the beat after Mariam: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 95 in Northern Ireland
Mariam Anna
3-2 beats · initials MA
Changes the beat after Mariam: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 154 in Ireland
Mariam Emma
3-2 beats · initials ME
Changes the beat after Mariam: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 197 in Ireland
Mariam Alice
3-2 beats · initials MA
Changes the beat after Mariam: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 88 in Scotland
Mariam Amelia
3-4 beats · initials MA
Changes the beat after Mariam: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables.
Same style as Mariam
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 307 in England and Wales
97% alike: moves with Mariam across countries and decades.
1 in 606 in England and Wales
96% alike: moves with Mariam across countries and decades.
1 in 424 in England and Wales
95% alike: moves with Mariam across countries and decades.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Mariam across countries and decades.
1 in 1,064 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Mariam across countries and decades.
1 in 658 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Mariam across countries and decades.
1 in 924 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Mariam across countries and decades.
1 in 745 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Mariam across countries and decades.
Famous people named Mariam
Mariam-uz-Zamani, Mariam Aslamazyan, Mariam Shengelia, Mariam Chabi Talata, Mariam Thresia Chiramel, Mariam Ghani, Mariam Mamadashvili and Mariam Petrosyan.
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Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire Empress mother of the Mughal Empire (1543-1623) 1542 to 1623
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Soviet Armenian artist (1907-2006)
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Georgian singer born 2002
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Vice President of Benin born 1963
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20th‑century Indian Syro‑Malabar nun and foundress, Catholic saint, known for stigmata and family apostolate 1876 to 1926
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American artist (born 1978)
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Georgian singer born 2005
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Armenian writer born 1969
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Mariam
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Mariam?
Her best rank is No. 84 in France in 2025, about 1 in 503 girls. She is in the published lists of 19 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Mariam?
MAR-ee-um, with 3 syllables.
Is Mariam getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 10 of 18 regions, falling in 3.
Which sister names go with Mariam?
The deck's top five sisters for Mariam: Chiara, Zahra, Milena, Zainab and Serena. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.