Name Legacy

Meriam

Recorded 1897–2024 · United States

Meriam was most popular in 1923, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,421 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,391 people named Meriam.

Most popular in1923
Rank that year#2,421
Births that year35
Total since 18801,391
Given to100% girls

Meriam over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Meriam’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Meriam a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Meriam is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,391 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Meriam

Where Meriam is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org