Maryam
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Maryam is a Hebrew-rooted form of Mary, meaning “bitter.”
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson)
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Usage of Maryam in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Maryam against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Maryam is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Maryam in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 869 girls were named Maryam, making it the #351 girls' name in the US. Since 1946, 13,845 girls have been named Maryam, with the most (869) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in New York, Michigan and Illinois.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Maryam in other languages
- Maria Arabic, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish
- Miriam Czech, Dutch, French, Italian, Norwegian, Polish
- Mirjam Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German
- Mariam Dutch
- Mirijam Slovenian
- Myriam Dutch
- Míriam Catalan
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Maryam
There are 49 towns and villages with Maryam in their name, in 8 countries.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia 23🇾🇪 Yemen 9🇮🇷 Iran 5🇦🇫 Afghanistan 4🇮🇶 Iraq 3🇪🇷 Eritrea 2🇸🇩 Sudan 2🇱🇾 Libya 1
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| Hagere Maryam | Oromiya, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 57,700 | Map |
| Mertule Maryam | Amhara, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 27,600 | Map |
| Abu Maryam | White Nile, 🇸🇩 Sudan | – | Map |
| Al Maryam | Aḑ Ḑāli‘, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Bet Maryam | Tigray, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – | Map |
| Bēt Maryam | Tigray, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – | Map |
| Bū Maryam | Banghazi, 🇱🇾 Libya | – | Map |
| Debre Maryam | Debub, 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – | Map |
| Debre Maryam | Tigray, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – | Map |
| Derba Maryam | Amhara, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Maryam songs
One song on Wikidata has Maryam in its title:
- Jane Maryam – Mohammad Nouri
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Maryam
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Maryam.
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