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Baby name
Miriam
Girl
Origin of the name
Miriam comes from the Hebrew Miryam, the same name as Mary. In the Bible, Miriam is the sister of Moses. Its meaning is debated.
Classic name
117,910births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 143rank at its peak, in 1924
Where babies named Miriam are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Miriam is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Miriam is most common in New York (2.9 times), New Jersey (2.1) and Pennsylvania (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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