Mariami
A Georgian form of Mary, Hebrew at root, carrying the sense "loved by God". Most Poles will never meet one: only a handful of girls get it in any given year, and never a boy.
Mariami Pronunciation
Mariami is pronounced mahr-YAH-mee (/marˈjami/).
What Mariami means
Where Mariami comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Mariami is the Georgian form of Mary, and its origin runs back through Hebrew to Miriam. The sense of "beloved" was attached later, since scholars still disagree about what Miriam first meant. Polish sources give the meaning as ukochana przez boga, beloved of God.
Georgia handed the name to its queens. Mariam Dadiani served as queen consort of the kingdom of Kartli through much of the seventeenth century, and after her the name held steady in Georgian households. The form is spare. Three syllables, and no diminutive tugging at it.
On a Polish class register, Mariami would sit near every Maria and Marianna, close kin from the same Hebrew root. What sets it apart is the Georgian ending, the -ami that marks Mary as heard through Georgian, whose plain gloss stays beloved.
How many people are named Mariami
1 in 73194 women in Poland is named Mariami. 310 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1717 among female names.
Mariami's popularity over time
2 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1696 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2022.
Where Mariami is most popular
Mariami is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025).
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Masovian2 girls born+510%
Mariami as a middle name
Mariami is a first name for 310 women in Poland and a middle name for another 6, a 98/2 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 3348th, between Maria Gabriela (6) and Marielle (6).
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#3346 Marcyna6
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#3347 Maria Gabriela6
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#3348 Mariami6
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#3349 Marielle6
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#3350 Marilena6