Girls' name · since 1946
Maryam
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 13,845 babies named Maryam, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #351 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,845
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
13,845 babies have been named Maryam since 1946, making it today's #351 girls' name.
Maryam has 13,845 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #351 as of the latest data, more common than 98% 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 1946 to 2025.
- #1,362 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #351 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,845 born since 1946
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maryam ranks #1,362 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #351 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,845 born since 1946, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #351 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,845
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maryam's 13,845 recorded births place it above 98.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Maryam compares
13,845 Top 8% higher than 92% of 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
Maryam's all-time total is 37x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maryam | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,845 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 869 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maryam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maryam splits its recorded history at 1993: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 869 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maryam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 869
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Maryam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,932 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Maryam's strongest decade.
4,932 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Maryam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1960s 66
1960s
66 births
- 1970s 284
1970s
284 births
- 1980s 600
1980s
600 births
- 1990s 1,191
1990s
1,191 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,455 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,932 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,304 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,932 births (36% of all-time use).
How Maryam compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maryam's total volume
Maryam by state
Where Maryam concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,944 | 14.0% |
| #2 | California | | 1,738 | 12.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,234 | 8.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 908 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 653 | 4.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 631 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 584 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 508 | 3.7% |
1,944 of 13,845 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Maryam appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maryam's data
- Maryam's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,932 total births) through the 2020s (4,304) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Maryams (1,944 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maryam: 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 (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Maryam 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.