girl's name
Mirriam
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 196
Mirriam is a girl's name. In 2013 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1923, when 11 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
Mirriam over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2013, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 27 |
| 1920s | 52 |
| 1930s | 32 |
| 1940s | 19 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 29 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2010s (to 2013) | 5 |
How popular is Mirriam?
In 2013, Mirriam was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mirriam
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mirriam over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mirriam
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mirriam — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mirriam
How popular is the name Mirriam?
In 2013, Mirriam was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Mirriam a girl's or a boy's name?
Mirriam is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mirriam most popular?
Mirriam peaked in 1923, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.