Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Miriam

#332 most common girls' name of all time · #617 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#332
Rank overall
#617 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
118,190
Since 2016
11,888
Peak year
1924 #143
Best rank
#134 1917
Girls Boys peak 1,834/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Miriam is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 1,262 — 1,262 #246
2024 1,279 — 1,279 #249
2023 1,246 — 1,246 #249
2022 1,203 — 1,203 #261
2021 1,193 — 1,193 #259
2020 1,151 — 1,151 #268
2019 1,165 — 1,165 #284
2018 1,109 — 1,109 #300
2017 1,152 6 1,158 #284
2016 1,122 — 1,122 #290
2015 1,106 — 1,106 #293
2014 1,075 — 1,075 #304
2013 1,114 — 1,114 #285
2012 1,051 — 1,051 #305
2011 947 — 947 #332
2010 1,086 — 1,086 #300
2009 1,079 — 1,079 #306
2008 1,102 — 1,102 #301
2007 1,146 — 1,146 #294
2006 1,160 — 1,160 #286
2005 1,191 — 1,191 #279
2004 1,201 — 1,201 #271
2003 1,118 — 1,118 #278
2002 1,121 5 1,126 #279
2001 1,076 — 1,076 #292
2000 1,162 — 1,162 #278
1999 1,047 5 1,052 #295
1998 994 — 994 #306
1997 939 9 948 #311
1996 1,008 15 1,023 #287
1995 979 8 987 #284
1994 1,028 — 1,028 #272
1993 1,024 7 1,031 #268
1992 1,057 15 1,072 #263
1991 1,012 11 1,023 #273
1990 983 — 983 #284
1989 811 16 827 #313
1988 735 5 740 #335
1987 758 — 758 #320
1986 758 7 765 #315
1985 747 8 755 #321
1984 787 7 794 #306
1983 739 7 746 #312
1982 812 6 818 #300
1981 801 8 809 #303
1980 781 — 781 #309
1979 762 — 762 #313
1978 612 — 612 #352
1977 659 5 664 #343
1976 619 7 626 #345
1975 671 9 680 #329
1974 599 8 607 #361
1973 589 — 589 #362
1972 574 5 579 #375
1971 693 8 701 #355
1970 655 — 655 #370
1969 616 — 616 #375
1968 653 6 659 #345
1967 656 — 656 #350
1966 666 — 666 #348
1965 753 — 753 #327
1964 853 — 853 #320
1963 896 5 901 #311
1962 991 — 991 #292
1961 949 — 949 #299
1960 1,051 — 1,051 #281
1959 956 — 956 #293
1958 996 7 1,003 #280
1957 951 7 958 #295
1956 1,040 — 1,040 #264
1955 1,026 — 1,026 #264
1954 1,047 — 1,047 #255
1953 906 7 913 #275
1952 910 — 910 #264
1951 871 5 876 #263
1950 841 — 841 #264
1949 708 — 708 #290
1948 698 — 698 #289
1947 756 — 756 #281
1946 699 — 699 #275
1945 672 — 672 #260
1944 710 — 710 #257
1943 708 — 708 #262
1942 706 — 706 #259
1941 715 — 715 #242
1940 735 — 735 #231
1939 712 — 712 #231
1938 768 — 768 #220
1937 752 — 752 #221
1936 769 — 769 #213
1935 792 — 792 #216
1934 818 6 824 #218
1933 912 — 912 #186
1932 904 10 914 #201
1931 869 7 876 #208
1930 1,052 5 1,057 #183
1929 1,074 — 1,074 #185
1928 1,250 — 1,250 #168
1927 1,377 — 1,377 #162
1926 1,511 — 1,511 #155
1925 1,599 — 1,599 #154
1924 1,834 — 1,834 #143
1923 1,733 8 1,741 #145
1922 1,639 — 1,639 #151
1921 1,743 6 1,749 #147
1920 1,744 — 1,744 #140
1919 1,541 8 1,549 #145
1918 1,708 6 1,714 #138
1917 1,614 — 1,614 #134
1916 1,460 — 1,460 #140
1915 1,377 — 1,377 #138
1914 981 — 981 #149
1913 826 — 826 #146
1912 686 — 686 #159
1911 487 — 487 #164
1910 368 — 368 #186
1909 339 — 339 #176
1908 342 — 342 #174
1907 301 — 301 #183
1906 273 — 273 #182
1905 234 — 234 #200
1904 227 — 227 #199
1903 218 — 218 #194
1902 200 — 200 #209
1901 218 — 218 #190
1900 214 — 214 #214
1899 181 — 181 #206
1898 176 — 176 #218
1897 188 — 188 #201
1896 169 — 169 #212
1895 169 — 169 #206
1894 152 — 152 #216
1893 108 — 108 #254
1892 88 — 88 #287
1891 83 — 83 #273
1890 83 — 83 #275
1889 80 — 80 #265
1888 64 — 64 #295
1887 46 — 46 #316
1886 56 — 56 #279
1885 42 — 42 #314
1884 45 — 45 #287
1883 34 — 34 #303
1882 40 — 40 #282
1881 27 — 27 #305
1880 28 — 28 #303