Recorded 1917–2013 Girls' name Peak 1923 196 births

Mirriam — girls' name

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.

1910s271920s521930s321940s191950s51960s111970s291980s111990s52010s5
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Mirriam was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

11 babies were named Mirriam in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mirriam

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Mirriam between 1917 and 2013, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mirriam currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mirriam performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Mirriam shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mirriam in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mirriam in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 196 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mirriam at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

196

Since 1917

97 years of records

Peak year

1923

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1917

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2013

Mirriam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1917

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1923)
11
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
4681012 201319791972194819381930192319191917 9

Mirriam by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
52 births that decade — 27% of Mirriam's all-time total
1910s271920s521930s321940s191950s51960s111970s291980s111990s52010s5

Mirriam by state

Where Mirriam concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mirriam
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.1%
New York share of Mirriam's total US births 3.1%

6 of 196 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mirriam?
196 babies have been named Mirriam since 1917. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1923 with 11 births.
When was Mirriam most popular?
Mirriam was most popular in the 1920s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Mirriam most popular?
The top states for the name Mirriam are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Mirriam been used?
Mirriam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 97 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Mirriam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Miriam, Miranda, Miracle, Mira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.