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Maryam

Arabic form of Miryam appearing in the Quran.

PronunciationArabic /ˈmar.jam/; Persian /mæɾ.ˈjæm/; Urdu /ˈməɾ.jəm/; Bashkir /mær.ˈjæm/
Usage languagesArabic, Bashkir, Indonesian, Persian, Quranic, Tatar, Urdu
US rank (2025)#351

Meaning and history

Märyäm is the Arabic form of Miryam, or Mary, and appears in the Quran. It is also used in several other languages, and in Iran the name refers to the tuberose flower, which is named after the Virgin Mary.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 273 births, rank #956
2007: 294 births, rank #921
2008: 262 births, rank #1,010
2009: 281 births, rank #949
2010: 349 births, rank #789
20112011: 353 births, rank #770
2012: 415 births, rank #679
2013: 428 births, rank #668
2014: 494 births, rank #597
2015: 542 births, rank #569
20162016: 562 births, rank #554
2017: 647 births, rank #482
2018: 550 births, rank #564
2019: 592 births, rank #523
2020: 600 births, rank #506
20212021: 565 births, rank #541
2022: 722 births, rank #434
2023: 741 births, rank #414
2024: 807 births, rank #391
20252025: 869 births, rank #351

Maryam rose from #391 to #351 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 869.