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Miriam
Pronounced /ˈmɪɹi.əm/
Rank in 2024
#250
Born in 2024
1,267
Peak year
1924 · #143
Origin
Hebrew
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 1,267 girls were named Miriam, about 1 in every 1,273.
- It peaked in 1924 with 1,834 babies, ranked #143.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 116,620 girls have been named Miriam since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Miriam per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 1.3Greatest1901–27
- 0.7Silent1928–45
- 0.5Boomers1946–64
- 0.4Gen X1965–80
- 0.5Millennials1981–96
- 0.6Gen Z1997–12
- 0.7Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 26,580 babies, 1.30 per 1,000. Silent: 14,918 babies, 0.72 per 1,000. Boomers: 17,144 babies, 0.48 per 1,000. Gen X: 10,557 babies, 0.41 per 1,000. Millennials: 14,038 babies, 0.50 per 1,000. Gen Z: 17,414 babies, 0.60 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 13,896 babies, 0.68 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam), possibly from Aramaic מרים (Maryām, “bitter”), from a root מר (m-r) meaning "to be bitter". The meaning of this name which is the Old Testament equivalent of Mary has been debated for centuries. Some other explanations are mutiny / rebellion / disobedience from a root מרי (m-r-y). ==== Alternative forms ==== Miryam ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmɪɹi.əm/ Rhymes: -ɪɹɪəm Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəm ==== Proper noun ==== Miriam (biblical) The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- /ˈmɪɹi.əm/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Miriam, CC BY-SA 4.0.