Is Miriam a boy or girl name?
Miriam is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,267 girls and 0 boys were named Miriam, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 116,900 US babies named Miriam were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #251
- Babies named Miriam since 1880
- 116,900
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 1,834 babies
Boys and girls named Miriam, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 462 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,397 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,566 | 100% |
| 1910s | 14 | 11,048 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 14 | 15,504 | 99.9% |
| 1930s | 28 | 8,349 | 99.7% |
| 1940s | 0 | 7,106 | 100% |
| 1950s | 26 | 9,543 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 11 | 8,086 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 42 | 6,430 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 64 | 7,729 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 70 | 10,070 | 99.3% |
| 2000s | 5 | 11,351 | 100% |
| 2010s | 6 | 10,920 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6,059 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,267 | #251 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,246 | #248 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,202 | #262 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,193 | #258 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,151 | #268 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,165 | #285 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,109 | #300 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,724 | 1,151 | #284 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,122 | #290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,106 | #293 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,072 | #304 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,112 | #286 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,050 | #305 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 947 | #332 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,086 | #300 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,079 | #306 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,101 | #302 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,146 | #294 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,160 | #286 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,191 | #280 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,199 | #272 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,116 | #280 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,870 | 1,121 | #279 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,076 | #292 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,162 | #278 |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,035 | 1,047 | #295 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 994 | #306 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,443 | 939 | #311 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,324 | 1,008 | #287 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,783 | 979 | #285 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,027 | #272 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,352 | 1,024 | #268 |
| 1992 | 15 | #4,039 | 1,057 | #263 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,990 | 1,012 | #273 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 983 | #284 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,560 | 811 | #313 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,112 | 735 | #335 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 758 | #321 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,733 | 758 | #316 |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,011 | 747 | #321 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,371 | 787 | #306 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,286 | 739 | #312 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,147 | 812 | #301 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,810 | 801 | #303 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 781 | #310 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 762 | #314 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 612 | #352 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,509 | 659 | #343 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,764 | 619 | #345 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,836 | 671 | #330 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,070 | 598 | #361 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 589 | #362 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,501 | 572 | #375 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,849 | 693 | #355 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 655 | #370 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 616 | #375 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,989 | 653 | #345 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 656 | #350 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 667 | #348 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 754 | #327 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 853 | #320 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,437 | 895 | #311 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 992 | #292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 949 | #299 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,051 | #281 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 956 | #293 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,475 | 996 | #280 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,458 | 951 | #295 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,040 | #264 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,025 | #264 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,047 | #255 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,327 | 906 | #275 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 910 | #264 |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,081 | 871 | #263 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 841 | #264 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 708 | #290 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 698 | #289 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 756 | #281 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 699 | #275 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 672 | #260 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 710 | #257 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 708 | #262 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 706 | #260 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 715 | #243 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 734 | #231 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 713 | #231 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 768 | #220 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 752 | #221 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 769 | #213 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 792 | #216 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,553 | 818 | #218 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 912 | #186 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,577 | 904 | #201 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,300 | 869 | #208 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,370 | 1,052 | #183 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 1,074 | #185 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 1,250 | #168 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 1,377 | #162 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 1,510 | #155 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 1,600 | #154 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 1,834 | #143 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,363 | 1,733 | #145 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 1,639 | #151 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,184 | 1,743 | #147 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 1,744 | #140 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,295 | 1,541 | #145 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,016 | 1,708 | #138 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 1,614 | #134 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 1,460 | #140 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 1,377 | #138 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 981 | #149 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 826 | #146 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 686 | #159 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 487 | #164 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 368 | #186 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 339 | #176 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 342 | #174 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 301 | #183 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 273 | #183 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 234 | #200 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 227 | #199 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 218 | #193 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 200 | #209 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 218 | #189 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 214 | #214 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 181 | #206 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 176 | #219 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 188 | #201 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 169 | #212 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 169 | #206 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 152 | #216 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 108 | #255 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 88 | #286 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 83 | #272 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 83 | #275 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 80 | #265 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 64 | #295 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 46 | #315 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 56 | #279 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 42 | #316 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 45 | #289 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 34 | #304 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 40 | #283 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 27 | #307 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 28 | #303 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Miriam reached #2,577 in 1932. As a girl name, it reached #134 in 1917. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Miriam
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.