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Meaning of the nameMyriam

Myriam is a spelling of the name Miriam.

Meaning

The meaning of Myriam is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
1,339
Rank in Brazil
#6,801
Median age
62 years
2010 Census
1,013
people

Myriam in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Myriam, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (302 people).

1,335 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Myriam is most common

States with the highest share of people named Myriam in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3470.001%
Rio de Janeiro2990.002%
Minas Gerais2650.001%
Paraná540.001%
Rio Grande do Sul510.001%
Santa Catarina430.001%
Goiás380.001%
Distrito Federal360.001%
Bahia280.000%
Pernambuco280.000%
Pará200.000%
Espírito Santo170.000%
Sergipe150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Myriam

It replaces the initial I with Y. Wiktionary lists it as a variant of Miriam and, in French, as an equivalent of the name.

About the name Miriam

Wiktionary lists Miriam in Portuguese as a loanword from Hebrew מִרְיָם and a doublet of Maria, with the alternative forms Míriam, Miriã and Míriã. According to the English entry, the meaning has been debated for centuries: the name perhaps comes from Aramaic Maryām, 'bitter', but another explanation links it to the idea of rebellion. Behind the Name gives it as a form of Maria used in the Old Testament, where she is the older sister of Moses and Aaron, and marks the etymology as uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 74,005 people named Miriam, with a median age of 45; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Other spellings of Miriam

SpellingPeople (2022)
Miriam74,005
Myriam1,339

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Miriam · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Miriam · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Wiktionary: Myriam · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Myriam

What does the name Myriam mean?

The meaning of Myriam is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Myriam in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,339 people with the first name Myriam, which ranks it number 6,801 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Myriam a boy's or a girl's name?

Myriam is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,335 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Myriam?

Myriam is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Myriam most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Myriam (299 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Myriam?

Miriam. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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