Maryam is the Arabic and Persian form of Mary, the name of the mother of Jesus, who is honored in the Quran with a chapter of her own; it goes back to the Hebrew Miriam and is usually explained as "beloved" or "sea of bitterness". It is one of the most widely used girls' names in the Muslim world. In the United States Maryam entered the top 1000 in 2009 and has climbed to number 351 in 2025, its highest rank yet.