Maryam

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Maryam or Mariam is the Aramaic form of the biblical name Miriam. It is notably the name of Mary the mother of Jesus.

From Wikipedia

Maryam first appears in the data in 1946 and has been recorded in 64 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 806 babies (rank #390 that year). In 2024 it was given to 806 girls (rank #390). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Maryam

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Maryam yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

12,974

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

806

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Maryam

Maryam Mirzakhanitopologist · b. 1977
Maryam Yusuf Jamalmiddle-distance runner · b. 1984
Maryam Namaziewomen's rights activist · b. 1966
Maryam d'Abofilm actor · b. 1960
Maryam Touzanifilm actor · b. 1980

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1946	8	#3,870
1947	5	#5,826
1960	7	#5,513
1962	10	#4,438
1965	10	#4,396
1966	6	#6,287
1967	10	#4,506
1968	10	#4,673
1969	13	#4,095
1970	16	#3,813
1971	14	#4,242
1972	17	#3,660
1973	17	#3,739
1974	26	#2,807
1975	29	#2,655
1976	39	#2,197
1977	43	#2,180
1978	32	#2,657
1979	51	#2,009
1980	60	#1,822
1981	50	#2,073
1982	59	#1,841
1983	40	#2,385
1984	58	#1,856
1985	55	#1,991
1986	61	#1,853
1987	69	#1,742
1988	71	#1,783
1989	77	#1,761
1990	79	#1,820
1991	92	#1,638
1992	97	#1,593
1993	112	#1,442
1994	107	#1,482
1995	122	#1,352
1996	109	#1,495
1997	151	#1,202
1998	161	#1,171
1999	161	#1,198
2000	235	#923
2001	206	#1,042
2002	223	#990
2003	197	#1,120
2004	255	#945
2005	229	#1,045
2006	273	#957
2007	294	#922
2008	262	#1,010
2009	281	#950
2010	349	#790
2011	353	#770
2012	415	#680
2013	428	#667
2014	494	#598
2015	542	#571
2016	562	#556
2017	647	#482
2018	550	#564
2019	592	#523
2020	600	#506
2021	565	#541
2022	722	#434
2023	740	#415
2024	806	#390