Malay Names · Girl
The name Maryam
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Arabic · Hebrew
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Arabic scriptمريم
Peak 2010s: 1.7%
of the girl top-10 totalJPN Malay table, 1940s–2010s. JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
of the girl top-10 total
| Decade | girl |
|---|---|
| 1940s | – |
| 1950s | – |
| 1960s | – |
| 1970s | – |
| 1980s | – |
| 1990s | – |
| 2000s | – |
| 2010s | 1.7% |
4
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Maryam
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Maryam is a girl's name, the Arabic form of Hebrew Miryam; its original meaning is not known for certain.
About the name Maryam
Maryam is the Arabic form of the Hebrew name Miryam and appears in the Quran as the name of the mother of Isa (Jesus). Behind the Name notes that the original meaning of Miryam is not known for certain. The spellings Mariam and Mariyam are also common. According to JPN, it was given to 554 baby girls in the 2010s.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic, Hebrew |
| Syllables | Mar-yam |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with M |
| Arabic script | مريم |
|---|
Maryam in official JPN data
- 1940s
- not in the top 10
- 1950s
- not in the top 10
- 1960s
- not in the top 10
- 1970s
- not in the top 10
- 1980s
- not in the top 10
- 1990s
- not in the top 10
- 2000s
- not in the top 10
- 2010s
- Girl: 554 · 1.7%
Compound names with Maryam
Sources
- Behind the Name: Maryam · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Mary · behindthename.com · origin
Names with a related meaning
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