Gender:
Origin:
Hebrew
83 famous people named Maryam found on Wikipedia.
8934 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
565-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
481-th in year 2017
Used in: Arabic, Persian
Maryam or Mariam is the Aramaic form of the biblical name Miriam, which was originally the name of the prophetess Miriam, the sister of Moses. It is also notable as the name of Jesus of Nazareth (generally rendered as Mary in English). The spelling in the Semitic abjads is mrym (Hebrew מרים, Aramaic ܡܪܝܡ, Arabic مريم), which may be transliterated in a number of ways (Miryam, Miriyam, Mirijam, Maryam, Mariyam, Marijam, Meryem, Merjeme, etc.)
Via its use in the New Testament the name has been adopted worldwide, especially in Roman Catholicism, but also in Eastern Christianity, in Protestantism, and in Islam. In Latin Christianity, the Greek form Mariam was adopted as latinate Maria (whence French Marie and English Mary).
Forms retaining the final -m are found throughout the Middle East, in Arabic, Armenian, Georgian, and Persian, as well as the Horn of Africa, including Amharic and Somali, Turkish Meryem and the Azerbaijani Məryəm.
Arabic and Persian form of Miryam: wished-for child, rebellion, bitter.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Maryam Mirzakhani | 1977 | Iranian mathematician |
2 | Maryam Nawaz | 1973 | Pakistani politician and entrepreneur |
3 | Maryam d'Abo | 1960 | British actress |
4 | Maryam Zakaria | 1985 | Actress |
5 | Maryam Jinnah | 1900 | Wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
6 | Maryam Rajavi | 1953 | Iranian politician |
7 | Maryam Monsef | 1985 | Afghan Canadian politician |
8 | Maryam Namazie | 1966 | Iranian activist and broadcaster |
9 | Maryam Abacha | 1947 | Widow of President of Nigeria |
10 | Maryam Zaree | 1983 | German actress |
11 | Maryam Nemazee | 1976 | British journalist |
12 | Maryam Babangida | 1948 | First lady of Nigeria |
13 | Maryam Fatima | 1997 | |
14 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | 1984 | Bahraini track and field athlete |
15 | Maryam Jameelah | 1934 | American writer |
16 | Maryam Moshiri | British broadcaster | |
17 | Maryam Mursal | 1950 | Somalian musician |
18 | Maryam al-Khawaja | 1987 | Bahraini human rights activist |
19 | Maryam Keshavarz | 1975 | American film producer, film director and writer with Iranian ancestors |
20 | Maryam Hassouni | 1985 | Dutch actress |
21 | Maryam Khatoon Molkara | 1950 | LGBT rights activist |
22 | Maryam Farman Farmaian | 1914 | Qajar princess |
23 | Maryam Henein | United States independent documentary film director, news producer, and journalist | |
24 | Maryam Kassim | Chairperson of Tayo Political Party; former Minister for Human Development and Public Services | |
25 | Maryam Heydarzadeh | 1977 | Iranian musician |
26 | Maryam Akhondy | 1957 | Classical singer from Iran |
27 | Newaya Maryam | 1400 | Ethiopian Emperor |
28 | Maryam Durani | 1987 | Women's rights activist |
29 | Takla Maryam | Emperor of Ethiopia | |
30 | Maryam Palizban | 1981 | Iranian actress |
31 | Maryam Faghihimani | 1977 | |
32 | Maryam Amir Jalali | 1947 | Iranian actress |
33 | Maryam Zandi | 1947 | Iranian photographer |
34 | Wube Haile Maryam | ||
35 | Maryam Hashemi | 1977 | British painter |
36 | Maryam Kavyani | 1970 | Iranian actress |
37 | Maryam Ciroma | 1954 | Nigerian politician |
38 | Maryam Sachs | 1961 | |
39 | Maryam Mohammed Khalfan Al Roumi | 1957 | Emirati politician |
40 | Maryam Şahinyan | 1911 | Photographer |
41 | Maryam Yazdanfar | 1980 | Swedish politician |
42 | Ustad Ali Maryam | 1900 | Architect |
43 | Maryam Supraba | 1978 | |
44 | Maryam Tousi | 1988 | Iranian sprint athlete |
45 | Maryam Nayeb Yazdi | Canadian activist | |
46 | Maryam Eisler | 1968 | |
47 | Maryam Saleh | 2000 | Egyptian singer, songwriter and actress |
48 | Atse Baeda Maryam | ||
49 | Maryam Rahimi | Iranian footballer | |
50 | Maryam Begum | 1551 | |
51 | Maryam Madjidi | 1980 | |
52 | Maryam Moqadam | 1970 | Film Actress |
53 | Maryam Mahboob | 1955 | Afghan writer |
54 | Maryam Sullivan | American writer | |
55 | Maryam Salama | 1965 | Libyan writer |
56 | Maryam Kalali | ||
57 | Maryam Jafari Aazarmaani | 1977 | Iranian poet |
58 | Maryam Hooleh | 1978 | Iranian writer and poet |
59 | Maryam Mojtahedzadeh | 1957 | Iranian politician |
60 | Maryam Elisha | Nigerian model, beauty queen, and fashion designer | |
61 | Maryam Achak | 1947 | Olympic fencer |
62 | Maryam al-Nahhas | 1859 | Arab activist and writer |
63 | Maryam Tugambayeva | 1907 | Soviet politician |
64 | Maryam Shafipour | Student activist | |
65 | Maryam Bayramalibeyova | 1898 | Azerbaijani activist |
66 | Maryam Irandoost | 1979 | Association footballer |
67 | Maryam Majd | 2000 | Iranian journalist and photographer |
68 | Maryam Arzouqi | 1987 | Sports shooter |
69 | Maryam Sadeghi | Canadian scientist and entrepreneur working in the area of skin health technology | |
70 | Maryam Goumbassian | 1831 | |
71 | Wube Hayle Maryam | ||
72 | Maryam Jalaliyeh | Iranian bicycle racer | |
73 | Maryam Ranjbar | 1986 | |
74 | Maryam Salour | 1954 | Ceramic artist |
75 | Maryam Garba | 1995 | French handball player |
76 | Maryam Ebrahimi | ||
77 | Maryam Seyidbeyli | 1955 | |
78 | Maryam Myika Day | 1975 | American actor, film producer and author |
79 | Maryam Azimi | 1961 | |
80 | Maryam Najd | 1965 | |
81 | Maryam Shahriar | ||
82 | Maryam al-Mansouri | ||
83 | Maryam Sedarati |