Girls' name · since 1994
Marriam
11 babies named Marriam in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #53,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
11 girls have been named Marriam since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Marriam recorded 11 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2002.
- #53,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marriam ranks #53,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #53,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marriam's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marriam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marriam's full recorded timeline at 2002, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marriam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2002
- Peak year (2002)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Marriam by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Marriam's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Marriam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marriam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1994–2002 (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 Marriam 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.