Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Miriam

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Miriam
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1924

Peak rank proxy

1,834

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19242024

Peak year

1924

Decline from peak

30.9%

2024

1,267

All-time

116,620

Miriam has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1924, when 1,834 girls were named Miriam.

In 2024, only 1,267 girls were given the name.

Down 30.9% from its peak.

All told, about 116,620 Americans have been named Miriam and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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