Miriam

Meaning and origin of Miriam

Popularity of Miriam in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Miriam has been rising (+5.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Miriam every 11 schools, all spellings combined.

Miriam in English-speaking countries

Miriam ranks 243^rd in United States and 246^th in England and Wales, against 948^th in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  243^rd girls’ name3,787 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,276+2.7% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  246^th girls’ name571 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,345+4.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  375^th girls’ name96 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,609+0.9% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  319^th girls’ name13 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,732

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  336^th girls’ name35 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,853

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  580^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,836

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  612^th girls’ name12 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,532

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Myriam665
• Miryam (in French)55

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Miriam

• Marya
• Mahée
• Marylou
• Marie-Lou
• Marion
• Youna
• Jessica
• Meriam
• Mahawa
• Ivana
• Tamara
• Daniela

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin