Mariam
Where Mariam comes from
Mariam hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.
Along the way
- 1882First appearance#908 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
- 1907Mariam Aslamazian bornSoviet Armenian artist
- 2002Mariam Shengelia bornGeorgian singer
- 2024Peak, #491623 babies named Mariam — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.
Namesakes
- Mariam Aslamazian · Soviet Armenian artist, 1907–2006
- Mariam Shengelia · Georgian singer, born 2002
- Mariam Chabi Talata · Vice President of Benin, born 1963
- Mariam Thresia Chiramel · 20th‑century Indian Syro‑Malabar nun and foundress, Catholic saint, known for stigmata and family apostolate, 1876–1926
- Mariam Ghani · American artist, born 1978
Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.