Girls' name · since 1988
Mariyam
347 babies named Mariyam in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,476 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
347 babies have been named Mariyam since 1988, making it today's #5476 girls' name.
Mariyam has 347 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5476 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #14,715 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,476 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 347 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariyam ranks #14,715 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,476 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 347 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,476 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mariyam's 347 recorded births place it above 79.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mariyam compares
347 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mariyam's all-time total is 8% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mariyam | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 347 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mariyam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mariyam's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mariyam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Mariyam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (116 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Mariyam's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mariyam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 116 births (33% of all-time use).
Mariyam by state
Where Mariyam concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 29 | 8.4% |
29 of 347 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mariyam's data
- Mariyam's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (116 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mariyams (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mariyam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mariyam draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.