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Miriam Disciplined • Sympathetic • Warmhearted
Miriam Disciplined • Sympathetic • Warmhearted
Disciplined • Sympathetic • Warmhearted
MiriamDisciplined • Sympathetic • Warmhearted
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Miriam Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
0.25%
Male
99.75%
Female
Miriam is predominantly a girls name, with 99.75% of Miriams being girls, and 0.25% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 275 males named Miriam, and 111305 females given the name
Popularity of Miriam by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Miriam in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Miriam: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Miriam' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Miriam in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Miriam's average ranking is 848.54, with it's highest ever rank being #. Miriam has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 2 times.
Miriam has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 111580 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Miriam gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1901, when it's usage went up by 132.77%. During this year, 218 babies were named Miriam, which was 0.0655% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.083%, in this year alone more than 2000 girls were named Miriam.
Popular 'M' Names - Girls
| Name | 'M-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mia | 1. | 12. | 14366 | 0.397% |
| Madison | 2. | 50. | 8982 | 0.248% |
| Mila | 3. | 133. | 4802 | 0.133% |
| Madelyn | 4. | 158. | 4208 | 0.116% |
| Maya | 5. | 162. | 4055 | 0.112% |
| Melanie | 6. | 195. | 3473 | 0.096% |
| Mackenzie | 7. | 201. | 3390 | 0.094% |
| Madeline | 8. | 218. | 3257 | 0.09% |
| Maria | 9. | 259. | 2788 | 0.077% |
| Mary | 10. | 289. | 2487 | 0.069% |
| Morgan | 11. | 303. | 2319 | 0.064% |
| Margaret | 12. | 318. | 2202 | 0.061% |
| Melody | 13. | 326. | 2128 | 0.059% |
| Mckenzie | 14. | 357. | 1982 | 0.055% |
| Molly | 15. | 358. | 1977 | 0.055% |
| Makayla | 16. | 370. | 1918 | 0.053% |
| Mariah | 17. | 371. | 1905 | 0.053% |
| Mya | 18. | 374. | 1902 | 0.053% |
| Michelle | 19. | 449. | 1559 | 0.043% |
| Marley | 20. | 462. | 1491 | 0.041% |