Name meaning & stats
Myriam
Myriam means “bitter (debated)” (Hebrew origin). 3,024 US babies since 1940, peak 2003.
What it means
“bitter (debated)”
HebrewForm of Miriam
In US birth records
Peak year: 2003
3,024 US babies were named Myriam between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Myriam (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 27 Miriams spell it Myriam
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2003)