How Many People Are Named Mariama?
An estimated 2,056 people in the United States have the first name Mariama. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Mariama peaked in popularity in 2024 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mariama as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mariama paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,056
About 1 in 166,709 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2024
77 births
Total Registered
2,099
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mariama
Mariama is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,099 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mariama as a female name
Ranked #2,369 in 2024
77 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (77 births)
Mariama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mariama span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 634 babies were registered. While Mariama is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mariama by Decade
How has Mariama tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mariama by State
Birth registrations for Mariama span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Maryland, Ohio. The lowest are in Virginia, Texas, Minnesota. On average, about 75 Mariamas were registered per state.
Mariama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mariama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mariama
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mariama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mariama?
We estimate approximately 2,056 people named Mariama are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 166,709 Americans share this first name.
Is Mariama a common name?
Mariama is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,099 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mariama most popular?
Mariama reached peak popularity in 2024, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mariama is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mariama a female name?
Mariama is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mariama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mariama Smith, Mariama Johnson, Mariama Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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