girl's name

Miryam

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 2,033

Ireland

#839

2023 births

Miryam is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 2010, when 35 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1938.

Miryam over time

Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

245
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Miryam by decade in France
Decade Births
1930s 5
1940s 30
1950s 75
1960s 60
1970s 60
1980s 75
1990s 130
2000s 180
2010s 245
2020s (to 2025) 100

How popular is Miryam?

In 2025, Miryam was given to 15 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Miryam is used

Ireland #839 4 in 2023
France #2,275 15 in 2025
England & Wales #3,004 9 in 2025
Canada #3,928 5 in 2022
United States #8,305 13 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Miryam

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Miryam also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Miryam over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Miryam

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Miryam — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Miryam

How popular is the name Miryam?

In 2025, Miryam was given to 15 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Miryam a girl's or a boy's name?

Miryam is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Miryam most popular?

Miryam peaked in 2010, when 35 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Miryam a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Miryam currently ranks #2,275 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.