Girl · Name family
Maryam
157,996births recorded
21Countries
5Variants
2025Peak · Kazakhstan
#6Kazakhstan 2025
Maryam is a girl name family recorded 157,996 times in 21 countries since 1882. It ranks highest today in Kazakhstan (#6 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Kazakhstan in 2025, at 1,715.7 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Mariyam (Kazakhstan), Mariam (United States, Catalonia, Sweden).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Maryam
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryam | Kazakh | 15,606 | 🏴 England & Wales | #52 | 2025 | ▲ 34 % |
| Maryam | Kazakh | 13,845 | 🇺🇸 United States | #351 | 2025 | ▲ 79 % |
| Maryam | Kazakh | 12,596 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #32 | 2024 | ▲ 228 % |
| Maryam | Kazakh | 12,060 | 🇫🇷 France | #79 | 2025 | ▲ 15 % |
| Maryam | Kazakh | 2,511 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #65 | 2023 | ▲ 23 % |
| Maryam | Kazakh | 2,234 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #72 | 2024 | ▼ 4 % |
| Mariam | Catalan | 18,560 | 🇺🇸 United States | #505 | 2024 | ▲ 20 % |
| Mariam | Catalan | 11,990 | 🇫🇷 France | #86 | 2025 | ▲ 105 % |
| Mariam | Catalan | 6,572 | 🏴 England & Wales | #259 | 2009 | ▼ 20 % |
| Mariam | Catalan | 2,045 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #164 | 2019 | ▲ 7 % |
| Mariam | Catalan | 2,014 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #88 | 2009 | ▼ 21 % |
| Mariam | Catalan | 1,480 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1584 | 2000 | ▼ 44 % |
| Mariyam | Kazakh | 31,726 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #6 | 2025 | ▲ 568 % |
| Mariyam | Kazakh | 579 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1271 | 2024 | ▲ 53 % |
| Mariyam | Kazakh | 347 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5410 | 2025 | ▲ 130 % |
| Mariyam | Kazakh | 145 | 🇫🇷 France | #3000 | 2023 | ▲ 154 % |
| Mariyam | Kazakh | 6 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1585 | 2024 | – |
| Mariama | Catalan | 3,915 | 🇫🇷 France | #267 | 2024 | ▲ 135 % |
| Mariama | Catalan | 2,177 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2368 | 2024 | ▲ 70 % |
| Mariama | Catalan | 500 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2006 | 2008 | ▼ 14 % |
| Mariama | Catalan | 389 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #320 | 2025 | ▲ 74 % |
| Mariama | Catalan | 337 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #184 | 2025 | ▲ 203 % |
| Mariama | Catalan | 83 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2019 | – |
| Maryama | Swedish | 603 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5917 | 2019 | ▼ 37 % |
| Maryama | Swedish | 359 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3333 | 2008 | ▼ 43 % |
| Maryama | Swedish | 355 | 🇫🇷 France | #1699 | 2021 | ▲ 151 % |
| Maryama | Swedish | 228 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 2019 | – |
| Maryama | Swedish | 7 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1995 | – |
| Maryama | Swedish | 5 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2021 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Mariama ↔ Mariam — verified against linguistic sources
- Maryam ↔ Mariam — spelling variant
- Maryam ↔ Mariyam — spelling variant
- Mariama ↔ Maryama — spelling variant
Questions about Maryam
How popular is the name Maryam?
In 2025 it ranked #6 in Kazakhstan. Official registers record 157,996 births across 21 countries.
What is Maryam in other languages?
Mariam (Catalan); Mariyam (Kazakh); Mariama (Catalan); Maryama (Swedish).
When was Maryam most popular?
It peaked in Kazakhstan in 2025, at 1,715.7 births per 100,000.
Is Maryam a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Maryam is a girl name.