Mariama is a female name. It may refer to:Mariama Bâ (1929–1981), Senegalese author and feminist Mariama Gaye, Gambian-Swedish model Mariama Barry, Senegalese novelist Mariama Sonah Bah, Guinean judoka Mariama Souley Bana, Nigerien swimmer Mariama Dalanda Barry, Guinean taekwondo practitioner Mariama Gamatié Bayard, Nigerien politician and women's rights activist Mariama Camara, Guinean politician and businesswoman Mariama Colley, Gambian radio personality, human rights activist and actress Mariama Kesso Diallo, Guinean writer living in Switzerland Mariama Goodman, English dancer and singer who has been a member of the bands Solid HarmoniE and the Honeyz. Mariama Hima, Nigerien film director, ethnologist and politician Mariama Mamoudou Ittatou, Nigerien sprinter Mariama Jalloh,, Sierra Leonean singer–songwriter established in France Mariama Jamanka, German bobsledder Mariama Keïta (1946-2018), Niger's first woman journalist and feminist activist Mariama Khan, Gambian filmmaker, poet, cultural activist and scholar Mariama Ndoye, Senegalese writer Mariama Ouiminga, Burkinabé sprinter Mariama Owusu, Ghanaian jurist Mariama Sarr, Senegalese politician Mariama Signaté, Senegalese-French handball player Mariama Sow, Guinean swimmer Mariama White-Hammond, African-American minister