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Mariam

Say it: MAR-ee-am

Girl6 letters3 syllables

#304

in Ireland (2025)

#308 with spellings combined

13

babies in 2025

#174

best rank (2003)

279

babies since 1994

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10-year rank change

Mariam through the years

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Mariam: babies per year in Ireland, 1964 to 20250510152025196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series changePeak 2003: 23
Mariam: rank per year in Ireland, 1964 to 2025#1#10#50#100#250#500#1000196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Mariam: per 10,000 girls per year in Ireland, 1964 to 20250246810196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Babies per 10,000 girls listed by the CSO that year, which evens out changes in the number of births.
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YearBabies (girls)Rank
202513#308
202415#279
202314#279
20227#497
202113#324
202011#355
201913#322
201810#408
20175#654
20167#518
201513#363
20145#663
20137#544
201210#438
20117#554
201010#445
200913#359
200815#323
200711#375
200612#326
20058#398
200411#304
200323#174
200210#312
20019#315
20004#465
19943#502

Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.

★ What does Mariam mean?

Uncertain

Aramaic form of Miriam, the same name as Mary.

Say it right

MAReeam

MAR-yam is also common.

The story of Mariam

Mariam and Maryam are forms of the old name Miriam, which in English became Mary. The meaning of Miriam itself is not known for certain, and many explanations have been offered over the centuries. Mariam is the form linked with Aramaic, the everyday language of Jesus’ time and place, and like Maryam it is used for Mary, the mother of Jesus.

In Ireland it first reached the CSO list in 1994. Its best year was 2003, with 23 babies and a rank of number 174 in 2003. In 2025, 13 girls were named Mariam.

The CSO counts Mariam and Maryam as separate names. Maryam is now the more common spelling, and each has its own page here.

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Sources
  • Wikipedia: Maryam (name)
  • CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences

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