Name meaning & stats
Miriam
Miriam means “bitter (debated)” (Hebrew origin). 78,809 US babies since 1940, peak 2024.
What it means
“bitter (debated)”
HebrewWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2024
78,809 US babies were named Miriam between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Miriam (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Miriam is the main spelling
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2024)