Mariam is a distinctive choice, ranked #249 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Mariam in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#249
US Rank #491
About the Name Mariam
Mariam is holding steady in the rankings at #249. It reached its peak of #172 in 2009 and has maintained consistent levels since — the hallmark of a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mariam is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #491 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mariam
Unlikely. With around 193 UK babies named Mariam per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mariam in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mariam has held a stable position around #249 for several years. It reached its recorded peak of #172 in 2009 and has maintained consistent levels since — suggesting lasting rather than trend-driven appeal.
Mariam is more popular in the UK (#249) than in the US (#491). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Mariam include: Mariam Kvrivishvili — Mariam Kvrivishvili is a Georgian politician and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia since 2025.; Mariam Bolkvadze — Mariam Bolkvadze (Georgian: მარიამ ბოლქვაძე, romanized: mariam bolkvadze, pronounced [maɾiam bolkʰʷadzɛ]; born 1 January 1998) is a tennis player from Georgia.; Mariam Wallentin — Mariam Karolina Riahi Wallentin is a Swedish musician (vocals, percussion, composer) and voice actress..
Mariam appears in the US top 500 at #491 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
193
UK babies named Mariam (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 9 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mariam
Likely around 1 other Mariam in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Mariam
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mariam Bolkvadze (Georgian: მარიამ ბოლქვაძე, romanized: mariam bolkvadze, pronounced [maɾiam bolkʰʷadzɛ]; born 1 January 1998) is a tennis player from Georgia. On 7 March 2022, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No.
Abbess Mariam Soulakiotis, née Marina Soulakiotou, also known either to her followers as Mariam of Keratea, or in contemporary media pejoratively as "Mother Rasputin", was a Greek Old Calendarist Orthodox abbess and serial killer who was found guilty of numerous counts of murder, fraud and other crimes, which public prosecutors of the Kingdom of Greece alleged she committed against both laypeople and other nuns in her abbey between 1939 and her arrest in December 1950. During the time period of the crimes she was convicted of, Soulakiotis was neither a member of the mainstream Greek Orthodox Church nor in communion with the other, larger Old Calendarist group (the "Florinites")—she was a devoted follower of Archbishop Matthew Karpathakis of Vresthena, whom both groups consider a schismatic.
Mengistu Haile Mariam is an Ethiopian former politician, revolutionary, and military officer who served as the head of state of Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991. He was General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia from 1984 to 1991, chairman of the Derg—the Marxist–Leninist military junta that ruled Ethiopia—from 1977 to 1987, and president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE) from 1987 to 1991.
Mariam-uz-Zamani, commonly known by the misnomer Jodha Bai, was the chief consort, principal wife and the favourite wife of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar. She was also the longest-serving Hindu empress of the Mughal Empire with a tenure of forty-three years.