Mirian
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning of the sea; form of Miriam.
Babies a year
23
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Mirian by the numbers
Mirian was given to 23 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 100 babies in 2003, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Miriam
Like Mirian, each of these traces back to Miriam: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Miriellewonderful; a form of Miriam or Muriel44 in the US (2017)
- Myriamof the sea, beloved; a form of Miriam7 in England and Wales (2025)
- 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)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mirian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marianof Mary; relating to the Virgin Mary195 in the US (2017)
- Mirianaadmirable, wonderful; form of Miriam or Mireya5 in the US (2017)
- Miriah7 in the US (2017)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Mirian, 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)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
- Halliefrom the hall; sea-woman1,246 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marianaof the sea; feminine form of Marius1,084 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Mirian
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