How Many People Are Named Myriam?

2,888

people named Myriam are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 118,346 people in the US has this name

Based on 3,160 babies named Myriam in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#5,298

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#2,971

See the top 100

Peak Year

2003

115 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: French
Pronunciation: MEE-RYAM
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

French form of MIRIAM.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
100.0%
Male
0.0%

All of the babies given the name Myriam in the records were girls.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Myriam alive today is about 33 years old, and 51% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 49 in 2025.

Under 30 1,459
50.5%
30 to 59 1,068
37%
60 and over 360
12.5%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Myriam first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2003, to 115 babies. In 2025, 27 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Myriam has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,670, in 2003. In 2025 it ranked #4,951.

Girls
Rank in 2025#4,951
Best rank#1,670 (2003)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#2,576 in the 2000s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Myriam alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Myriam were born in California than in any other state: about 469 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Myriam was given 4.1 times as often in New York, 3.2 times in Texas and 2.3 times in California.

California 469
Texas 437
New York 429
Florida 67
New Jersey 35
Illinois 32
Georgia 14
Arizona 12
North Carolina 5
Washington 5

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