Baby name
REVIVING GIRL · HEBREW
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 +18 Miriam
/MEER · ee · um/
Meaning
“Beloved or star of the sea”
From Hebrew 'Miriamm', possibly meaning 'beloved' or 'star of the sea', Biblical name borne by Moses's sister.
How it ages.
Miriam has experienced genuine revival in English-speaking nations after decades of decline, now ascending.
The cultural moment.
North America shows Miriam rising from rare to top-100 starting 2005, accelerated in 2010s by Jewish heritage revival and vintage name trends.