Spelling comparison
Maryam vs Mariam
2025 US records for these exact spellings: Maryam 869 and Mariam 589. Maryam’s share of that pair is 59.6%. The multiple is about 1.5 times the published count of Mariam.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
The two spellings share a Little Names spelling key. Maryam profile · Mariam profile
Maryam and Mariam name the same child-name in two spellings. The tables below never merge those rows into a single total. Maryam and Mariam use the same number of letters, so the contrast is which letters appear. Maryam uses “y” where Mariam uses “i”, between “Mar” and “am”.
In years when both spellings were published, the lead changed 3 times. The latest crossover is 2019, when Maryam moved ahead of Mariam on the combined published count (592 to 533).
Maryam is first published in these national files in 1946, and Mariam in 1882. Maryam’s larger 2025 category is female. Mariam’s larger 2025 category is female. Mariam led 7 decades and Maryam led 1 decade among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 280 records in 2025, and the closest year was 2016 (a gap of 8). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (1,458), Maryam is 59.6% and Mariam is 40.4%.
2016–2025, count and rank
2016: Mariam led 2016 by 8 published records (570 to 562). Maryam and Mariam stay separate rows; 562 and 570 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2017, Maryam had 647 female records (rank #482); Mariam had 556 female records (rank #555). Maryam led 2017 by 91 published records (647 to 556). 2018 belongs to Mariam. Maryam had 550 female records (rank #564); Mariam had 561 female records (rank #554). The gap that year was 11 records. For 2019, compare the categories separately: Maryam had 592 female records (rank #523); Mariam had 533 female records (rank #570). Maryam led 2019 by 59 published records (592 to 533), and the smaller spelling is Mariam. Maryam was the higher published spelling in 2020, with 600 female records (rank #507) against 455 female records (rank #637) for Mariam. The 2021 national file shows Maryam led 2021 by 98 published records (565 to 467). Read as exact spellings: Maryam had 565 female records (rank #541); Mariam had 467 female records (rank #634). 2022: Maryam led 2022 by 194 published records (722 to 528). Maryam and Mariam stay separate rows; 722 and 528 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2023, Maryam had 741 female records (rank #415); Mariam had 568 female records (rank #534). Maryam led 2023 by 173 published records (741 to 568). 2024 belongs to Maryam. Maryam had 807 female records (rank #391); Mariam had 623 female records (rank #491). The gap that year was 184 records. For 2025, compare the categories separately: Maryam had 869 female records (rank #351); Mariam had 589 female records (rank #505). Maryam led 2025 by 280 published records (869 to 589), and the smaller spelling is Mariam.
| Year | Maryam female count | Maryam female rank | Maryam male count | Maryam male rank | Mariam female count | Mariam female rank | Mariam male count | Mariam male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 562 | 556 | — | — | 570 | 547 | — | — |
| 2017 | 647 | 482 | — | — | 556 | 555 | — | — |
| 2018 | 550 | 564 | — | — | 561 | 554 | — | — |
| 2019 | 592 | 523 | — | — | 533 | 570 | — | — |
| 2020 | 600 | 507 | — | — | 455 | 637 | — | — |
| 2021 | 565 | 541 | — | — | 467 | 634 | — | — |
| 2022 | 722 | 435 | — | — | 528 | 570 | — | — |
| 2023 | 741 | 415 | — | — | 568 | 534 | — | — |
| 2024 | 807 | 391 | — | — | 623 | 491 | — | — |
| 2025 | 869 | 351 | — | — | 589 | 505 | — | — |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Maryam is the warm line and Mariam is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
The 1880s total is one-sided: 11 published records for Mariam, and no published 1880s count for Maryam. The 1890s total is one-sided: 56 published records for Mariam, and no published 1890s count for Maryam. The 1900s total is one-sided: 96 published records for Mariam, and no published 1900s count for Maryam. The 1910s total is one-sided: 410 published records for Mariam, and no published 1910s count for Maryam. The 1920s total is one-sided: 589 published records for Mariam, and no published 1920s count for Maryam. The 1930s total is one-sided: 349 published records for Mariam, and no published 1930s count for Maryam. Mariam was the 1940s leader, 248 published records against 13 for Maryam. The 1950s total is one-sided: 251 published records for Mariam, and no published 1950s count for Maryam. Mariam was the 1960s leader, 341 published records against 66 for Maryam. The 1970s files give 284 published records to Maryam and 435 to Mariam, so Mariam led the decade. Mariam was the 1980s leader, 1,086 published records against 600 for Maryam. The 1990s files give 1,191 published records to Maryam and 2,248 to Mariam, so Mariam led the decade. Mariam was the 2000s leader, 4,085 published records against 2,455 for Maryam. The 2010s files give 4,932 published records to Maryam and 5,125 to Mariam, so Mariam led the decade. Maryam was the 2020s leader, 4,304 published records against 3,230 for Mariam.
Top states in 2025
Maryam’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are New York (139), California (93), Texas (82), Illinois (60), Pennsylvania (60). Mariam’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are New York (73), Michigan (57), California (48), Texas (47), Ohio (36). New York, California, Texas are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.