How Many People Are Named Miryam?
An estimated 862 people in the United States have the first name Miryam. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Miryam peaked in popularity in 1994 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Miryam 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 Miryam paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
862
About 1 in 397,627 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1994
31 births
Total Registered
891
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Miryam
Miryam is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 891 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Miryam as a female name
Ranked #6,070 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (31 births)
Miryam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Miryam span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 244 babies were registered. While Miryam is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Miryam by Decade
How has Miryam 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.
Miryam by State
Birth registrations for Miryam span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, New York, California. On average, about 70 Miryams were registered per state.
Miryam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Miryam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Miryam
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Miryam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Miryam?
We estimate approximately 862 people named Miryam 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 397,627 Americans share this first name.
Is Miryam a common name?
Miryam is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 891 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Miryam most popular?
Miryam reached peak popularity in 1994, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Miryam is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Miryam a female name?
Miryam is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Miryam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Miryam Smith, Miryam Johnson, Miryam 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me