Miriam
#246 for girls in 2025, 1,262 births · Last seen for boys in 2017 at #10,775
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1917 · 1,614 births
- Debut · girls
- 28 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 117,910since 1880
Miriam over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Miriam has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #246 | 1,262 | — | |
| 2024 | #249 | 1,279 | — | |
| 2023 | #249 | 1,246 | — | |
| 2022 | #261 | 1,203 | — | |
| 2021 | #258 | 1,193 | — | |
| 2020 | #268 | 1,151 | — | |
| 2019 | #284 | 1,165 | — | |
| 2018 | #300 | 1,109 | — | |
| 2017 | #284 | 1,152 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #290 | 1,122 | — | |
| 2015 | #293 | 1,106 | — | |
| 2014 | #304 | 1,075 | — | |
| 2013 | #285 | 1,114 | — | |
| 2012 | #305 | 1,051 | — | |
| 2011 | #332 | 947 | — | |
| 2010 | #300 | 1,086 | — | |
| 2009 | #306 | 1,079 | — | |
| 2008 | #301 | 1,102 | — | |
| 2007 | #294 | 1,146 | — | |
| 2006 | #286 | 1,160 | — | |
| 2005 | #279 | 1,191 | — | |
| 2004 | #271 | 1,201 | — | |
| 2003 | #278 | 1,118 | — | |
| 2002 | #279 | 1,121 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #292 | 1,076 | — | |
| 2000 | #278 | 1,162 | — | |
| 1999 | #295 | 1,047 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #306 | 994 | — | |
| 1997 | #311 | 939 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #287 | 1,008 | #4,185 | 15 |
| 1995 | #284 | 979 | #6,407 | 8 |
| 1994 | #272 | 1,028 | — | |
| 1993 | #268 | 1,024 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #263 | 1,057 | #3,920 | 15 |
| 1991 | #273 | 1,012 | #4,760 | 11 |
| 1990 | #283 | 983 | — | |
| 1989 | #313 | 811 | #3,446 | 16 |
| 1988 | #335 | 735 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #320 | 758 | — | |
| 1986 | #315 | 758 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #321 | 747 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #306 | 787 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #312 | 739 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #300 | 812 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #303 | 801 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #309 | 781 | — | |
| 1979 | #313 | 762 | — | |
| 1978 | #352 | 612 | — | |
| 1977 | #343 | 659 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #345 | 619 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #329 | 671 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | #361 | 599 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #362 | 589 | — | |
| 1972 | #374 | 574 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #355 | 693 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #370 | 655 | — | |
| 1969 | #375 | 616 | — | |
| 1968 | #345 | 653 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #350 | 656 | — | |
| 1966 | #348 | 666 | — | |
| 1965 | #327 | 753 | — | |
| 1964 | #320 | 853 | — | |
| 1963 | #311 | 896 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #292 | 991 | — | |
| 1961 | #299 | 949 | — | |
| 1960 | #281 | 1,051 | — | |
| 1959 | #293 | 956 | — | |
| 1958 | #280 | 996 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #295 | 951 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #264 | 1,040 | — | |
| 1955 | #264 | 1,026 | — | |
| 1954 | #255 | 1,047 | — | |
| 1953 | #275 | 906 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #264 | 910 | — | |
| 1951 | #263 | 871 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #264 | 841 | — | |
| 1949 | #290 | 708 | — | |
| 1948 | #289 | 698 | — | |
| 1947 | #281 | 756 | — | |
| 1946 | #275 | 699 | — | |
| 1945 | #260 | 672 | — | |
| 1944 | #257 | 710 | — | |
| 1943 | #262 | 708 | — | |
| 1942 | #259 | 706 | — | |
| 1941 | #242 | 715 | — | |
| 1940 | #231 | 735 | — | |
| 1939 | #231 | 712 | — | |
| 1938 | #220 | 768 | — | |
| 1937 | #221 | 752 | — | |
| 1936 | #213 | 769 | — | |
| 1935 | #216 | 792 | — | |
| 1934 | #218 | 818 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #186 | 912 | — | |
| 1932 | #201 | 904 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #208 | 869 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #183 | 1,052 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #184 | 1,074 | — | |
| 1928 | #168 | 1,250 | — | |
| 1927 | #162 | 1,377 | — | |
| 1926 | #155 | 1,511 | — | |
| 1925 | #154 | 1,599 | — | |
| 1924 | #143 | 1,834 | — | |
| 1923 | #145 | 1,733 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #151 | 1,639 | — | |
| 1921 | #147 | 1,743 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #140 | 1,744 | — | |
| 1919 | #145 | 1,541 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #137 | 1,708 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #134 | 1,614 | — | |
| 1916 | #140 | 1,460 | — | |
| 1915 | #138 | 1,377 | — | |
| 1914 | #149 | 981 | — | |
| 1913 | #146 | 826 | — | |
| 1912 | #159 | 686 | — | |
| 1911 | #164 | 487 | — | |
| 1910 | #186 | 368 | — | |
| 1909 | #176 | 339 | — | |
| 1908 | #174 | 342 | — | |
| 1907 | #183 | 301 | — | |
| 1906 | #182 | 273 | — | |
| 1905 | #200 | 234 | — | |
| 1904 | #199 | 227 | — | |
| 1903 | #192 | 218 | — | |
| 1902 | #209 | 200 | — | |
| 1901 | #189 | 218 | — | |
| 1900 | #214 | 214 | — | |
| 1899 | #205 | 181 | — | |
| 1898 | #218 | 176 | — | |
| 1897 | #201 | 188 | — | |
| 1896 | #211 | 169 | — | |
| 1895 | #206 | 169 | — | |
| 1894 | #214 | 152 | — | |
| 1893 | #254 | 108 | — | |
| 1892 | #285 | 88 | — | |
| 1891 | #271 | 83 | — | |
| 1890 | #273 | 83 | — | |
| 1889 | #262 | 80 | — | |
| 1888 | #295 | 64 | — | |
| 1887 | #314 | 46 | — | |
| 1886 | #277 | 56 | — | |
| 1885 | #313 | 42 | — | |
| 1884 | #285 | 45 | — | |
| 1883 | #300 | 34 | — | |
| 1882 | #278 | 40 | — | |
| 1881 | #301 | 27 | — | |
| 1880 | #294 | 28 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Miriam was already there! It came in at #294, and was given to 28 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 41 girls a year got the name.
Where Miriam is popular in 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- South Carolina#99 · 1 in 385
- Hawaii#123 · 1 in 363
- District of Columbia#127 · 1 in 622
- Pennsylvania#128 · 1 in 723
- Maryland#144 · 1 in 668
Best ever in a state: #21 in New Jersey, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #99 | 55 | 1 in 385 |
| Hawaii | #123 | 9 | 1 in 363 |
| District of Columbia | #127 | 9 | 1 in 622 |
| Pennsylvania | #128 | 100 | 1 in 723 |
| Maryland | #144 | 18 | 1 in 668 |
| Massachusetts | #145 | 26 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Ohio | #148 | 52 | 1 in 969 |
| Connecticut | #149 | 10 | 1 in 986 |
| New York | #153 | 97 | 1 in 878 |
| Georgia | #156 | 43 | 1 in 724 |
| South Dakota | #158 | 6 | 1 in 786 |
| Iowa | #169 | 16 | 1 in 1,192 |
| New Jersey | #172 | 20 | 1 in 1,247 |
| Indiana | #196 | 15 | 1 in 1,693 |
| Maine | #196 | 5 | 1 in 1,218 |
| Florida | #208 | 14 | 1 in 987 |
| Nebraska | #209 | 6 | 1 in 1,512 |
| Wisconsin | #248 | 9 | 1 in 2,611 |
| Illinois | #253 | 24 | 1 in 2,238 |
| Colorado | #254 | 5 | 1 in 1,759 |
| Missouri | #255 | 13 | 1 in 2,063 |
| Kansas | #256 | 6 | 1 in 2,051 |
| Michigan | #256 | 16 | 1 in 2,593 |
| Virginia | #261 | 12 | 1 in 1,986 |
| Louisiana | #268 | 16 | 1 in 1,412 |
| Alabama | #271 | 15 | 1 in 1,889 |
| North Carolina | #277 | 19 | 1 in 1,939 |
| Minnesota | #291 | 7 | 1 in 3,038 |
| California | #307 | 19 | 1 in 2,401 |
| West Virginia | #330 | 6 | 1 in 3,128 |
| Kentucky | #404 | 6 | 1 in 4,596 |
| Tennessee | #435 | 5 | 1 in 5,432 |
| Mississippi | #444 | 5 | 1 in 4,408 |
| Texas | #871 | 5 | 1 in 11,398 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Miriam
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 3 spots since 2024 (#249 → #246)
- 22 spots since 2020 (#268 → #246)
- 47 spots since 2015 (#293 → #246)
- Biggest jump: 40 spots in 1894 (#254 → #214)
- Biggest drop: 37 spots in 1887 (#277 → #314)
Rise & fade · girls
37 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1917 at #134 (1,614 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 670
- Highest: 1 in 670 girls born in 1917 were named Miriam (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,274 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 13.1% of all girls named Miriam (15,504) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 462 | #262 (1889) | #292 |
| 1890s | 1,397 | #201 (1897) | #234 |
| 1900s | 2,566 | #174 (1908) | #192 |
| 1910s | 11,048 | #134 (1917) | #150 |
| 1920s | 15,504 | #140 (1920) | #155 |
| 1930s | 8,348 | #183 (1930) | #210 |
| 1940s | 7,107 | #231 (1940) | #265 |
| 1950s | 9,544 | #255 (1954) | #272 |
| 1960s | 8,084 | #281 (1960) | #325 |
| 1970s | 6,433 | #313 (1979) | #350 |
| 1980s | 7,729 | #300 (1982) | #313 |
| 1990s | 10,071 | #263 (1992) | #284 |
| 2000s | 11,356 | #271 (2004) | #286 |
| 2010s | 10,927 | #284 (2019) | #298 |
| 2020s | 7,334 | #246 (2025) | #255 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Miriam in 1939
girls
#231
712 births · 1 in 1,540 girls
Top girls' names in 1939
More about 1939
girls
1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 1,540 of them was named Miriam, which outranked 95.3% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Miriam
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.