Baby name
Mariama
/mah-ree-ah-mah/
Meaning
“West African variant of Maryam; beloved or gift of God”
West African variant of Maryam, meaning 'beloved' or 'gift of God'.
How it ages.
Mariama feels current and increasingly familiar while still standing apart from the most common choices.
The cultural moment.
Mariama is seeing a moderate rise in France and has become more familiar in recent years.