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Miriam is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 116,900 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 116,620 as girls and 280 as boys. Miriam gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1924 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	1,267
2023	1,246
2022	1,202
2021	1,193
2020	1,151
2019	1,165
2018	1,109
2017	1,157
2016	1,122
2015	1,106
2014	1,072
2013	1,112
2012	1,050
2011	947
2010	1,086
2009	1,079
2008	1,101
2007	1,146
2006	1,160
2005	1,191
2004	1,199
2003	1,116
2002	1,126
2001	1,076
2000	1,162
1999	1,052
1998	994
1997	948
1996	1,023
1995	987
1994	1,027
1993	1,031
1992	1,072
1991	1,023
1990	983
1989	827
1988	740
1987	758
1986	765
1985	755
1984	794
1983	746
1982	818
1981	809
1980	781
1979	762
1978	612
1977	664
1976	626
1975	680
1974	606
1973	589
1972	577
1971	701
1970	655
1969	616
1968	659
1967	656
1966	667
1965	754
1964	853
1963	900
1962	992
1961	949
1960	1,051
1959	956
1958	1,003
1957	958
1956	1,040
1955	1,025
1954	1,047
1953	913
1952	910
1951	876
1950	841
1949	708
1948	698
1947	756
1946	699
1945	672
1944	710
1943	708
1942	706
1941	715
1940	734
1939	713
1938	768
1937	752
1936	769
1935	792
1934	824
1933	912
1932	914
1931	876
1930	1,057
1929	1,074
1928	1,250
1927	1,377
1926	1,510
1925	1,600
1924	1,834
1923	1,741
1922	1,639
1921	1,749
1920	1,744
1919	1,549
1918	1,714
1917	1,614
1916	1,460
1915	1,377
1914	981
1913	826
1912	686
1911	487
1910	368
1909	339
1908	342
1907	301
1906	273
1905	234
1904	227
1903	218
1902	200
1901	218
1900	214
1899	181
1898	176
1897	188
1896	169
1895	169
1894	152
1893	108
1892	88
1891	83
1890	83
1889	80
1888	64
1887	46
1886	56
1885	42
1884	45
1883	34
1882	40
1881	27
1880	28