Miriam
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning star of the sea; beloved.
How Miriam has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #294 |
| 2016 | #290 |
| 2017 | #284 |
| 2018 | #300 |
| 2019 | #285 |
| 2020 | #268 |
| 2021 | #258 |
| 2022 | #265 |
| 2023 | #251 |
| 2024 | #251 |
| 2025 | #246 |
Miriam by the numbers
In 2025, 197 babies in England and Wales were named Miriam. In the US, 1,134 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,834 babies in 1924, making it a 1920s name.
At its height, in 1920, about 1 in 710 American girls born that year was called Miriam.
Names that come from Miriam
Forms of Miriam in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Miriellewonderful; a form of Miriam or Muriel44 in the US (2017)
- Miribeloved; a form of Miriam20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mirahmy lord; variant of Miriam6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Manonform of Manon, from Miriam; the wished-for child13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Meryamof the sea or beloved; variant of Miriam13 in the US (2017)
- Mitziof the sea or beloved; a diminutive of Miriam13 in the US (2017)
- Mirianaadmirable, wonderful; form of Miriam or Mireya5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Miriam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- 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)
- Mirianof the sea; form of Miriam23 in the US (2017)
- Miryamof the sea; beloved9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Meriama spelling variant of miriam; star of the sea17 in the US (2017)
- Miriah7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Miriam, 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 Miriam, 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)
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