Is Miryam a boy or girl name?

Miryam is a girl’s name. Of the 904 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Miryam

Recorded 1954–2025 · United States

Miryam was most popular in 1994, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,788 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 904 people named Miryam.

Miryam over time

Births per year. The dot marks Miryam’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Miryam a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Miryam is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 904 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 Miryam

Where Miryam is most concentrated

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

California 5.7×

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