Myriam Girl
How popular is Myriam?
#4,877 girl name in 2025
27 baby girls were named Myriam in the US in 2025, making it the 4877th most popular girl name.
Myriam popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,877 for girls (▼ 210 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,914 in 2015, #4,546 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2003 (115 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,667 in 2003 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Myriam counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Miriam family of names ranked #260 for girls in 2025 (#248 the year before), with 1,302 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Miriam | 1,262 | 97% |
| Myriam | 27 | 2% |
| Miryam | 13 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Myriam is most popular
Babies named Myriam per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (23 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 girls)
Myriam by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 32 | #2,632 |
| 1920s | 70 | #2,357 |
| 1930s | 34 | #3,343 |
| 1940s | 42 | #3,250 |
| 1950s | 200 | #1,757 |
| 1960s | 328 | #1,768 |
| 1970s | 347 | #1,966 |
| 1980s | 314 | #2,515 |
| 1990s | 547 | #2,171 |
| 2000s | 668 | #1,667 |
| 2010s | 381 | #3,266 |
| 2020s | 197 | #3,800 |
Girl names about as popular as Myriam
Questions
- Is Myriam a boy or girl name?
- Myriam is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Myriam were girls.
- How popular is the name Myriam?
- 27 baby girls were named Myriam in the US in 2025, making it the 4877th most popular girl name.
- When was Myriam most popular?
- Myriam peaked in 2003, when 115 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,667 in 2003.
- How many people are named Myriam?
- 3,160 babies have been named Myriam in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,904 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Myriam most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Myriam was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.