Mariam

muh-RY-um

Girl

Average rank #329 across 5 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Biblical Greek, Georgian, Armenian, Arabic

Form of Maria used in the Greek Old Testament, as well as the Georgian and Armenian form. It is also a variant transcription of Arabic Maryam, meaning ", Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Corsican, Sardinian, Basque, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church SlavicLatin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see Mary). Maria is the usual form of the name in many European languages, as well as a secondary form in other languages such as English (where the common spelling is Mary). In some countries, for example Germany, Poland and Italy, Maria is occasionally used as a masculine middle name."

How popular is Mariam?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales

#249

in 2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

#387

in 2025

🇮🇪 Ireland

#304

in 2025

🇺🇸 USA

#505

in 2025

🇨🇦 Canada

#202

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇳🇿 New Zealand

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