Girls' name · since 1917
Mirriam
196 babies named Mirriam in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mirriam is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 196 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Mirriam recorded 196 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2013.
- #20,032 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 196 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirriam ranks #20,032 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 196 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mirriam's 196 recorded births place it above 72.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Mirriam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mirriam splits its recorded history at 1939: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mirriam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2013
- Peak year (1923)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Mirriam by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (52 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Mirriam's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Mirriam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 52 births (27% of all-time use).
Mirriam by state
Where Mirriam concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 3.1% |
6 of 196 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mirriam's data
- Mirriam's decade-level peak was the 1920s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Mirriams (6 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 Mirriam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1917–2013 (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 Mirriam 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.