Meriam
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning a spelling variant of miriam; star of the sea.
Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Meriam by the numbers
Meriam was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 35 babies in 1923, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Meriam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariamof the sea; beloved; form of Mary179 in England and Wales (2025)
- Myriamof the sea, beloved; a form of Miriam7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Meryamof the sea or beloved; variant of Miriam13 in the US (2017)
- Meriemform of Maryam, the exalted one8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Meriah5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Meriam, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a star
Like Meriam, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
- Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Estherstar333 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryamstar of the sea or beloved825 in England and Wales (2025)
- Estellastar; feminine form of Estelle346 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Meriam
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