Mirriam
Mirriam is the fifth studio album released by American country artist, Jessi Colter. It was issued in July 1977 on Capitol Records.
Meaning & Origin of Mirriam
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mirriam is the fifth studio album released by American country artist, Jessi Colter. It was issued in July 1977 on Capitol Records.
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Origin & history
The Story of Mirriam
The earliest SSA record of Mirriam as a baby girl name dates back to 1917, when 9 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Mirriam — #2,917 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Mirriam on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Mirriam last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 196 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Mirriam
Mirriam is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 196 births in the dataset. Mirriam's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #2,917. Use the chart and map above to compare Mirriam's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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