Names Like Mariama — Find Similar Baby Names
Mariama is a 7-letter African girls' name meaning “Popular W. African Name Meaning "Gift Of God."”. This page collects 137 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Maiana and Maram, African cousins like Aamori and Abasi, rhyming names ending in -ama like Bama and Kama, and names sharing the “popular” concept like Abdelahi and Abdi.
For the full Mariama profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Mariama page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Mariama
24 baby names that differ from Mariama by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maiana | 2 | Flower | Chamoru | Female |
| Maram | 2 | Asperation | Arabic | Female |
| Mabina | 3 | Nimble | Celtic | Female |
| Macala | 3 | A Diffrent Way Of Spelling Makayla | English | Female |
| Machara | 3 | Plain | Scottish | Female |
| Madia | 3 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Spanish | Female |
| Madina | 3 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Spanish | Female |
| Magdala | 3 | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
| Mahala | 3 | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Mahila | 3 | Woman | Indian | Female |
| Mahina | 3 | Moon; Moonlight | Hawaiian | Female |
| Maida | 3 | "Maiden."Variant, Mayda, Exists. | Anglo | Female |
| Maira | 3 | Variant Of Mary Bitter. | Scottish | Female |
| Mairia | 3 | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Maitea | 3 | Love | Spanish | Female |
| Maiya | 3 | Surname Meaning "Rice Valley | Japanese | Female |
| Majida | 3 | Glorious | Arabic | Female |
| Makala | 3 | Myrtle | Hawaiian | Female |
| Malana | 3 | Buoyant; Light | Hawaiian | Female |
| Malia | 3 | Variant Of Maria | Spanish | Female |
| Maliha | 3 | "Graceful, Beautiful" | Arabic | Female |
| Malika | 3 | Angel | African | Female |
| Malila | 3 | Miwok Name Meaning " Fast Salmon Swimming Up A Rippling Stream." | Native American | Female |
| Malina | 3 | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
More African Names
24 baby names that share Mariama’s African origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aamori | Female | |
| Abasi | Swahili Name Meaning "Stern." | Male |
| Abayomi | Of Uncertain African Origin.Means "Born To Bring Me Joy." | Male |
| Abba | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | Female |
| Abdalla | Swahili Equivalent Of Arabic, ABDULLAH, "Servant Of God." | Male |
| Abdelahi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia. Meaning Unknown. | Male |
| Abdi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | Male |
| Abdikarim | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "Slave Of God." | Male |
| Abdimelech | Name Of An Aethiopian Eunuch Who Lived In Ancient Rome.Name Means "Servant To... | Male |
| Abdiraxman | Somali Equivalent Of Muslim, ABD AL RAHMAN, Meaning "Servant Of The Mercifull... | Male |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We Asked For... | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | Female |
| Abrafo | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Warrior" Or "Executioner."It Is A Nickname For A Troub... | Male |
| Abrihet | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Made It Light, She Emanates... | Female |
| Acacia | "Thorny." | Female |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of Twins. | Female |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | Female |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male |
| Adanech | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Rescued Them." | Female |
| Adanna | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | Female |
| Addo | Ghana Name Meaning "King Of The Road." | Male |
7-Letter M-Names Like Mariama
24 names that share Mariama's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Mariama's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Mariama
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Mariama.
Names That Rhyme with Mariama
17 baby names that share Mariama's last 3 letters — -ama. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bama | Son Of Prophecy | Hebrew | Male |
| Kama | Love KAMALA | Indian | Female |
| Lama | Darkness Of Lips | Arabic | Female |
| Tama | Thunder | Native American | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | African | Female |
| Usama | Description Of A Lion | Arabic | Male |
| Dreama | Unknown | English | Female |
| Eskama | Merciful | Spanish | Female |
| Kalama | Flaming Torch | Hawaiian | Female |
| Kimama | Shoshone Name Meaning "Butterfly." | Native American | Female |
| Nehama | Comfort | Hebrew | Female |
| Salama | Swahili And Muslim Name Meaning "Peace, Safety." | African | Female |
| Sarama | Quick | Indian | Female |
| Nechama | Comfort | Hebrew | Female |
| Sharama | Myth Name (Dog Of Dawn) | Indian | Female |
| Elishama | God Hears | Hebrew | Male |
| Faoiltiama | Wolf Lady | Irish | Female |
Names That Start Like Mariama
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Mariama — Mar-. Good for parents who like Mariama's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | Lord | Hebrew | Male |
| Mara | Bitter | Romanian | Female |
| Marc | Form Of Mark. | French | Male |
| Mare | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Mark | Tristan's Uncle | Arthurian | Male |
| Maro | Myself | Japanese | Male |
| Marq | Of Mars: The God Of War. | French | Male |
| Marx | Of Mars: The God Of War. | German | Male |
| Mary | Bitter. Variant Of Miriam. The Biblical Mother Of Christ. Names Lik... | English | Female |
| Marah | Very Happy | Arabic | Male |
| Maram | Asperation | Arabic | Female |
| Marco | Warring | Spanish | Male |
| Maree | Variant Of Latin Mary Bitter | French | Female |
| Marek | Warlike | English | Male |
| Maren | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Mareo | Rare; Uncommon | Japanese | Male |
| Margo | Variant Of Margaret. Pearl. | German | Female |
| Maria | Bitter | German | Female |