Girl
Miriam
Miriam is a girl's name, a solidly familiar choice, that has stayed remarkably steady since peaking in the 1920s.
HebrewHebrew, original form of Mary
EtymologyMeaning "wished-for child" or "rebellious"
Births by decade
1900s
2,566
1910s
11,061
1920s
15,519
1930s
8,377
1940s
7,103
1950s
9,569
1960s
8,096
1970s
6,469
1980s
7,777
1990s
10,109
2000s
11,271
2010s
8,582
Peaked in the 1920s · 106,499 total U.S. births since 1900