Name profile

Mariam

Form of Maria used in the Greek Old Testament.

PronunciationGeorgian /ma.ri.am/; Armenian /mɑ.ɾi.ˈɑm/; Arabic /ˈmar.jam/
Usage languagesArabic, Armenian, Biblical Greek, Dutch, Georgian, Malay
US rank (2025)#505

Meaning and history

Mariam is a form of Maria used in the Greek Old Testament, while the Greek New Testament uses both this spelling and Μαρία (Maria). It is also the Georgian, Armenian, and Malay form, and serves as an alternate transcription of Arabic مريم, see Maryam.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 410 births, rank #690
2007: 424 births, rank #689
2008: 441 births, rank #688
2009: 441 births, rank #664
2010: 476 births, rank #618
20112011: 419 births, rank #674
2012: 458 births, rank #622
2013: 463 births, rank #605
2014: 540 births, rank #568
2015: 549 births, rank #564
20162016: 570 births, rank #547
2017: 556 births, rank #555
2018: 561 births, rank #553
2019: 533 births, rank #570
2020: 455 births, rank #636
20212021: 467 births, rank #634
2022: 528 births, rank #569
2023: 568 births, rank #534
2024: 623 births, rank #491
20252025: 589 births, rank #505

Mariam moved from #491 to #505 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2024, with 623 births.