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Mariam vs Evelyn

How Mariam and Evelyn compare across 146 years of US Social Security Administration baby-name records — popularity history, peak years, current rank, and which name overtook which.

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Mariam

Female · Arabic

Meaning: Arabic Form Of Mary (Bitter), Mother Of Jesus

Evelyn

Female · Celtic

Meaning: Light

US Popularity History — Side-by-Side

Annual US births named Mariam (girls) vs Evelyn (girls), from US Social Security Administration national records.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Names appearing fewer than 5 times per year are suppressed by SSA.

Quick Stats

Metric Mariam Evelyn
Peak year (most US births) 2024 — 621 girls 1921 — 14,278 girls
Peak rank #491 #12
Most recent rank (2025) #505 (589 births) #8 (9,123 births)
Total US births since 1880 12,435 555,984
Last 10 years (2016–2025) 5,446 97,423

Peak comparison takeaway

At its all-time peak, Evelyn reached 14,278 US births in 1921 — 13,657 more than Mariam's peak count.

Strongest States — Last 10 Years

States where each name ranked highest, from SSA's state-level dataset. Lower average rank = name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name list.

Mariam — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 Michigan #216 393
2 New York #232 693
3 New Jersey #321 240
4 Virginia #425 184
5 Ohio #481 221

Evelyn — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 Minnesota #3 2,360
2 Wisconsin #3 2,223
3 Oregon #4 1,348
4 Iowa #4 1,220
5 Idaho #4 719

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Data & methodology

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby names dataset 1880–2025 (CC0 public domain). Names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given year are suppressed by SSA. State-level coverage runs 1910–2025. Crossover detection compares annual birth counts (not ranks) for each year both names appear. Methodology: see full notes. More comparisons →