Girls' name · since 1912
Myriam
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 3,160 babies named Myriam, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,887 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,160
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Myriam currently ranks #4887 among girls' names in America, with 3,160 babies recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Myriam recorded 3,160 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #4887 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #3,493 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,887 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,160 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myriam ranks #3,493 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,887 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,160 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,887 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,160
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Myriam's 3,160 recorded births place it above 95.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Myriam compares
3,160 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Myriam's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Myriam | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,160 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 21 | 19,840 |
Myriam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Myriam splits its recorded history at 1975: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 115 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Myriam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Myriam by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (668 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Myriam's strongest decade.
668 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Myriam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s 70
1920s
70 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s 200
1950s
200 births
- 1960s
1960s
328 births
- 1970s
1970s
347 births
- 1980s
1980s
314 births
- 1990s
1990s
547 births
- 2000s
2000s
668 births
- 2010s
2010s
381 births
- 2020s 197
2020s
197 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 668 births (21% of all-time use).
How Myriam 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 Myriam's total volume
Myriam by state
Where Myriam concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 480 | 15.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 473 | 15.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 447 | 14.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 68 | 2.2% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 38 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 34 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 14 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 12 | 0.4% |
480 of 3,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Myriam appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Myriam's data
- Myriam's decade-level peak was the 2000s (668 total births); usage has since declined to 197 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Myriams (480 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Myriam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Myriam 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.