Maryam

MAR-yam; mar-YAM; MUR-yem

Arabic, Persian, and Urdu variant of Mary, Hebrew

"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"

Maryam Origin and Meaning

Variation of Mariam

Maryam Rank in US Top 1000

# 390 in the US

Maryam Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 559 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Maryam

• 390 US 2024
• 559 Nameberry 2025
• 88 Canada 2024
• 277 Future 2028
• 57 England 2024
• 187 scotland 2024
• 98 Australia 2016
• 78 France 2024
• 145 Netherlands 2015
• 96 sweden 2022
• 45 Belgium 2024

20 Names Similar to Maryam

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Maryam.

• Marcela
• Lynette
• Romina
• Arabelle
• Madelaine
• Gwenevere
• Liliane
• Paola
• Maddalena
• Maribelle
• Dara
• Amada
• Rosetta
• Ina
• Cécile
• Tamar
• Lidia
• Lissa
• Fernanda
• Evanna

Famous People Named Maryam

• Maryam d'Abo English actress
• Maryam Jinnah the "Flower of Bombay," Indian wife of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• Maryam Nawaz Pakistani politician; daughter of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
• Maryam Mirzakhani Iranian mathematician; first woman awarded the Fields Medal
• Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahraini Olympic runner

The name Maryam in Pop Culture

• Kanaya Maryam troll in web series "Homestuck"
• Maryam Misrahi character from Virgins of paradise, by Barbara Wood