Girls' name · since 1954
Miryam
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 904 babies named Miryam, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,976 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 904
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Miryam currently ranks #7976 among girls' names in America, with 904 babies recorded since 1954.
Miryam has 904 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7976 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #8,046 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,976 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 904 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miryam ranks #8,046 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,976 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 904 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,976 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 904
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Miryam's 904 recorded births place it above 88.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Miryam compares
904 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Miryam's all-time total is 140% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Miryam | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 904 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Miryam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Miryam's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Miryam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Miryam by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (244 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Miryam's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Miryam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 72
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 92
1980s
92 births
- 1990s
1990s
206 births
- 2000s
2000s
244 births
- 2010s
2010s
179 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 244 births (27% of all-time use).
How Miryam 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 Miryam's total volume
Miryam by state
Where Miryam concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 122 | 13.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 48 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 40 | 4.4% |
122 of 904 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Miryam's data
- Miryam's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (244 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Miryams (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Miryam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Miryam 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.