Miriam

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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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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