Miriam is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1924 and remains in steady use.
Miriam is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #246 for girl births in the United States (and #525 across all names), given to 1,262 babies. Miriam was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (1,834 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,262 | 1,262 | #246 | — |
| 2024 | 1,279 | 1,279 | #249 | — |
| 2023 | 1,246 | 1,246 | #249 | — |
| 2022 | 1,203 | 1,203 | #261 | — |
| 2021 | 1,193 | 1,193 | #259 | — |
| 2020 | 1,151 | 1,151 | #268 | — |
| 2019 | 1,165 | 1,165 | #285 | — |
| 2018 | 1,109 | 1,109 | #300 | — |
| 2017 | 1,158 | 1,158 | #284 | #11,726 |
| 2016 | 1,122 | 1,122 | #290 | — |
| 2015 | 1,106 | 1,106 | #293 | — |
| 2014 | 1,075 | 1,075 | #304 | — |
| 2013 | 1,114 | 1,114 | #286 | — |
| 2012 | 1,051 | 1,051 | #305 | — |
| 2011 | 947 | 947 | #332 | — |
| 2010 | 1,086 | 1,091 | #300 | — |
| 2009 | 1,079 | 1,079 | #306 | — |
| 2008 | 1,102 | 1,102 | #301 | — |
| 2007 | 1,146 | 1,146 | #294 | — |
| 2006 | 1,160 | 1,160 | #286 | — |
| 2005 | 1,191 | 1,196 | #280 | — |
| 2004 | 1,201 | 1,206 | #271 | — |
| 2003 | 1,118 | 1,118 | #279 | — |
| 2002 | 1,126 | 1,134 | #279 | #11,871 |
| 2001 | 1,076 | 1,083 | #292 | — |
| 2000 | 1,162 | 1,169 | #278 | — |
| 1999 | 1,052 | 1,061 | #295 | #11,035 |
| 1998 | 994 | 999 | #306 | — |
| 1997 | 948 | — | #311 | #6,443 |
| 1996 | 1,023 | — | #287 | #4,324 |
| 1995 | 987 | — | #285 | #6,783 |
| 1994 | 1,028 | — | #272 | — |
| 1993 | 1,031 | — | #268 | #7,354 |
| 1992 | 1,072 | — | #263 | #4,039 |
| 1991 | 1,023 | — | #273 | #4,990 |
| 1990 | 983 | — | #284 | — |
| 1989 | 827 | — | #313 | #3,560 |
| 1988 | 740 | — | #335 | #8,114 |
| 1987 | 758 | — | #321 | — |
| 1986 | 765 | — | #316 | #5,733 |
| 1985 | 755 | — | #321 | #5,011 |
| 1984 | 794 | — | #306 | #5,374 |
| 1983 | 746 | — | #312 | #5,287 |
| 1982 | 818 | — | #301 | #6,145 |
| 1981 | 809 | — | #303 | #4,810 |
| 1980 | 781 | — | #310 | — |
| 1979 | 762 | — | #314 | — |
| 1978 | 612 | — | #352 | — |
| 1977 | 664 | — | #343 | #6,510 |
| 1976 | 626 | — | #345 | #4,762 |
| 1975 | 680 | — | #330 | #3,834 |
| 1974 | 607 | — | #361 | #4,069 |
| 1973 | 589 | — | #362 | — |
| 1972 | 579 | — | #375 | #5,501 |
| 1971 | 701 | — | #355 | #3,850 |
| 1970 | 655 | — | #370 | — |
| 1969 | 616 | — | #375 | — |
| 1968 | 659 | — | #345 | #3,989 |
| 1967 | 656 | — | #350 | — |
| 1966 | 666 | — | #348 | — |
| 1965 | 753 | — | #327 | — |
| 1964 | 853 | — | #320 | — |
| 1963 | 901 | — | #311 | #4,436 |
| 1962 | 991 | — | #292 | — |
| 1961 | 949 | — | #299 | — |
| 1960 | 1,051 | — | #281 | — |
| 1959 | 956 | — | #293 | — |
| 1958 | 1,003 | — | #280 | #3,475 |
| 1957 | 958 | — | #295 | #3,458 |
| 1956 | 1,040 | — | #264 | — |
| 1955 | 1,026 | — | #264 | — |
| 1954 | 1,047 | — | #255 | — |
| 1953 | 913 | — | #275 | #3,327 |
| 1952 | 910 | — | #264 | — |
| 1951 | 876 | — | #263 | #4,081 |
| 1950 | 841 | — | #264 | — |
| 1949 | 708 | — | #290 | — |
| 1948 | 698 | — | #289 | — |
| 1947 | 756 | — | #281 | — |
| 1946 | 699 | — | #275 | — |
| 1945 | 672 | — | #260 | — |
| 1944 | 710 | — | #257 | — |
| 1943 | 708 | — | #262 | — |
| 1942 | 706 | — | #260 | — |
| 1941 | 715 | — | #243 | — |
| 1940 | 735 | — | #231 | — |
| 1939 | 712 | — | #231 | — |
| 1938 | 768 | — | #220 | — |
| 1937 | 752 | — | #221 | — |
| 1936 | 769 | — | #213 | — |
| 1935 | 792 | — | #216 | — |
| 1934 | 824 | — | #218 | #3,553 |
| 1933 | 912 | — | #186 | — |
| 1932 | 914 | — | #201 | #2,577 |
| 1931 | 876 | — | #208 | #3,300 |
| 1930 | 1,057 | — | #183 | #4,370 |
| 1929 | 1,074 | — | #185 | — |
| 1928 | 1,250 | — | #168 | — |
| 1927 | 1,377 | — | #162 | — |
| 1926 | 1,511 | — | #155 | — |
| 1925 | 1,599 | — | #154 | — |
| 1924 | 1,834 | — | #143 | — |
| 1923 | 1,741 | — | #145 | #3,363 |
| 1922 | 1,639 | — | #151 | — |
| 1921 | 1,749 | — | #147 | #4,184 |
| 1920 | 1,744 | — | #140 | — |
| 1919 | 1,549 | — | #145 | #3,295 |
| 1918 | 1,714 | — | #138 | #4,016 |
| 1917 | 1,614 | — | #134 | — |
| 1916 | 1,460 | — | #140 | — |
| 1915 | 1,377 | — | #138 | — |
| 1914 | 981 | — | #149 | — |
| 1913 | 826 | — | #146 | — |
| 1912 | 686 | — | #159 | — |
| 1911 | 487 | — | #164 | — |
| 1910 | 368 | — | #186 | — |
| 1909 | 339 | — | #176 | — |
| 1908 | 342 | — | #174 | — |
| 1907 | 301 | — | #183 | — |
| 1906 | 273 | — | #183 | — |
| 1905 | 234 | — | #200 | — |
| 1904 | 227 | — | #199 | — |
| 1903 | 218 | — | #193 | — |
| 1902 | 200 | — | #209 | — |
| 1901 | 218 | — | #189 | — |
| 1900 | 214 | — | #214 | — |
| 1899 | 181 | — | #206 | — |
| 1898 | 176 | — | #219 | — |
| 1897 | 188 | — | #201 | — |
| 1896 | 169 | — | #212 | — |
| 1895 | 169 | — | #206 | — |
| 1894 | 152 | — | #216 | — |
| 1893 | 108 | — | #255 | — |
| 1892 | 88 | — | #286 | — |
| 1891 | 83 | — | #272 | — |
| 1890 | 83 | — | #275 | — |
| 1889 | 80 | — | #265 | — |
| 1888 | 64 | — | #295 | — |
| 1887 | 46 | — | #315 | — |
| 1886 | 56 | — | #279 | — |
| 1885 | 42 | — | #316 | — |
| 1884 | 45 | — | #289 | — |
| 1883 | 34 | — | #304 | — |
| 1882 | 40 | — | #283 | — |
| 1881 | 27 | — | #307 | — |
| 1880 | 28 | — | #303 | — |