Meryam
How to say it: mer-YAM · /meʁˈjam/
Maghrebi spelling of Maryam, from Hebrew Miryam meaning 'beloved' - name of Jesus' mother in the Quran.
Meryam was the 3,546th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 31% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,187 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #3,546 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 118,405 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −31% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #4,187 |
| In France, 2025 | #200 among girls’ names, 30 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Meryam is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Meryam is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Hebrew.
In France: #200 for girls in 2025.
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