Girls' name · since 1999
Maryem
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 96 babies named Maryem, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 96
- total births
- 1999–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Maryem is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 96 have been recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maryem has been recorded 96 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2023.
- 96 total births
- 1999–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Maryem's 96 recorded births place it above 62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maryem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maryem splits its recorded history at 2010: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maryem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2023
- Peak year (2011)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Maryem by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Maryem's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Maryem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 41 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Maryem's decade-level peak was the 2000s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1999–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Maryem: Baby Name Since 1999 - 96 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maryem. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Maryem 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 July 2026.