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Maryam

Girl

Meaning of Maryam: Arabic: 'beloved'

Maryam is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 354th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 57th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#354

869 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#57

752 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

13,845

First recorded 1946 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 50 babies1982: 59 babies1983: 40 babies1984: 58 babies1985: 55 babies1986: 61 babies1987: 69 babies1988: 71 babies1989: 77 babies1990: 79 babies19901991: 92 babies1992: 97 babies1993: 112 babies1994: 107 babies1995: 122 babies1996: 109 babies1997: 151 babies1998: 161 babies1999: 161 babies2000: 235 babies20002001: 206 babies2002: 223 babies2003: 197 babies2004: 255 babies2005: 229 babies2006: 273 babies2007: 294 babies2008: 262 babies2009: 281 babies2010: 349 babies20102011: 353 babies2012: 415 babies2013: 428 babies2014: 494 babies2015: 542 babies2016: 562 babies2017: 647 babies2018: 550 babies2019: 592 babies2020: 600 babies20202021: 565 babies2022: 722 babies2023: 741 babies2024: 807 babies2025: 869 babies
US babies named Maryam per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 869.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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