Maryam sits comfortably in the UK charts at #52 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#52
US Rank #351
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About the Name Maryam
Maryam has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #57. The name has climbed 29 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 16 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Maryam is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Maryam on the register.
In the US it sits at #390 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Maryam
Maryam Nawaz — Maryam Nawaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician who has served as the 19th chief minister of Punjab since 26 February 2024.
Maryam Khan — Maryam Khan is a Pakistan-born American politician who has been a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives since winning a special election to the 5th House District of Windsor and Hartford in 2022.
Maryam Bukar Hassan — Maryam Bukar Hassan', is a Nigerian poet, spoken word artist, storytelling consultant, social entrepreneur, digital content creator, and the first UN Global Advocate for Peace and Security.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Maryam
Unlikely. With around 825 UK babies named Maryam per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maryam in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maryam is at its highest recorded position — #52 in 2025, with 825 births. In 2020 it ranked #86.
Maryam is more popular in the UK (#57) than in the US (#390). 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 Maryam include: Maryam Nawaz, Maryam Khan and Maryam Bukar Hassan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Maryam appears in the US top 500 at #390 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
825
UK babies named Maryam (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.4
In a school of 600
↑ 34 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maryam
Almost certainly the only Maryam in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Maryam
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Maryam Khan is a Pakistan-born American politician who has been a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives since winning a special election to the 5th House District of Windsor and Hartford in 2022.
Maryam Bukar Hassan', is a Nigerian poet, spoken word artist, storytelling consultant, social entrepreneur, digital content creator, and the first UN Global Advocate for Peace and Security.
Maryam Rajavi (Persian: مریم رجوی, née Qajar-Azodanlu, Persian: مریم قجر عضدانلو; born 4 December 1953) is an Iranian dissident politician that currently serves as president of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an organization advocating the overthrow of the Iranian government.
Maryam Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja (Arabic: مريم عبد الهادي الخواجة, romanized: Maryam ʻAbd al-Hādī al-Khawājah; born 26 June 1987) is a Bahraini-Danish human rights activist.