Miriam has been given to about 118,190 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.
Miriam ranks 246th among American girls in 2025, with 1,262 born that year. Its best year was 1924, when 1,834 babies were given the name, ranking 143rd. The typical living American called Miriam is about 37 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.23% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.