Miriam
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Mirjam.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Miriam (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Miriam has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2016. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 36 |
| 1999 | 45 |
| 2000 | 28 |
| 2001 | 33 |
| 2002 | 32 |
| 2003 | 40 |
| 2004 | 29 |
| 2005 | 20 |
| 2006 | 45 |
| 2007 | 30 |
| 2008 | 35 |
| 2009 | 35 |
| 2010 | 47 |
| 2011 | 30 |
| 2012 | 30 |
| 2013 | 39 |
| 2014 | 40 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2016 | 58 |
| 2017 | 52 |
| 2018 | 49 |
| 2019 | 54 |
| 2020 | 39 |
| 2021 | 45 |
| 2022 | 27 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,501 |
| 2000 | 1,526 |
| 2001 | 1,569 |
| 2002 | 1,604 |
| 2003 | 1,652 |
| 2004 | 1,690 |
| 2005 | 1,708 |
| 2006 | 1,779 |
| 2007 | 1,806 |
| 2008 | 1,860 |
| 2009 | 1,899 |
| 2010 | 1,952 |
| 2011 | 1,980 |
| 2012 | 2,036 |
| 2013 | 2,106 |
| 2014 | 2,164 |
| 2015 | 2,196 |
| 2016 | 2,261 |
| 2017 | 2,334 |
| 2018 | 2,390 |
| 2019 | 2,464 |
| 2020 | 2,511 |
Miriam in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Miriam.Hi! My name is Miriam.
- Miriam har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Miriam has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Miriam i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Miriam this afternoon.
- Miriams mamma är lärare.Miriam's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Miriams mamma is Miriam's mum.
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Questions about Miriam
How do you pronounce Miriam in Swedish?
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What does the name Miriam mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Mirjam.
How popular is Miriam in Sweden?
27 babies were named Miriam in 2022. In 2020, 2,511 people in Sweden had Miriam as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2016 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.