Is Mariam a boy or girl name?
Mariam is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 621 girls and 0 boys were named Mariam, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 17,964 US babies named Mariam were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #491
- Babies named Mariam since 1882
- 17,964
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 621 babies
Boys and girls named Mariam, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 56 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 96 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 410 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 589 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 349 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 248 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 251 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 341 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 434 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 1,079 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,249 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,085 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,123 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,638 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 621 | #491 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 567 | #534 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 528 | #569 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 467 | #634 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 455 | #637 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 533 | #570 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 561 | #554 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 556 | #555 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 569 | #548 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 548 | #564 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 540 | #568 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 463 | #607 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 458 | #624 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 419 | #675 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 476 | #619 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 441 | #664 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 441 | #689 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 424 | #689 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 410 | #691 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 459 | #616 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 405 | #680 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 409 | #650 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 378 | #671 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 368 | #679 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 350 | #682 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 301 | #747 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 292 | #745 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 259 | #804 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 247 | #821 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 198 | #952 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 206 | #919 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,011 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 211 | #926 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 192 | #980 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,103 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,748 | 140 | #1,172 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,153 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,213 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,326 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,223 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,249 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,261 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,273 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,439 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,430 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,617 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,004 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,047 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,808 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,310 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,200 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,082 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,340 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,925 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,623 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,746 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,012 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,301 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,080 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,972 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,282 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,803 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,856 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,556 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,562 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,549 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,393 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,955 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,315 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,818 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,997 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,732 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,045 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,891 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,186 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,226 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,744 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,003 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,779 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,687 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,457 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,274 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,374 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,571 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,303 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,282 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,190 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,404 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,433 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,366 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,301 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,001 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,307 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,057 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,049 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,156 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 60 | #985 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 59 | #978 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 59 | #972 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 64 | #958 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 71 | #876 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,054 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 61 | #951 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 70 | #870 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 62 | #900 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 65 | #891 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 58 | #911 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 54 | #936 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 54 | #897 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,054 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 35 | #908 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,166 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,217 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,310 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,699 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,032 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,189 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 15 | #993 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,640 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,064 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,184 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,289 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,042 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,157 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,340 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,136 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,309 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,570 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,391 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,291 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,294 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #884 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #992 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mariam reached #8,748 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #491 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mariam
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.