girls' name ★ peaked 1995

Miranda

Meaning admirable Gender Girl Rank 2025 #656 Trend ↓ Falling 30%

Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).

Rank 2025
#656
among girls · ↓33 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
437
named Miranda · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,678
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1995
5,984 babies
All-time total
115,168
#337 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Miranda popularity over time

115,168 babies have been named Miranda since 1881, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 70 – 70 7 – #612
1890s 64 – 64 6 -9% #998
1900s 36 – 36 4 -44% #1,045
1910s 84 – 84 8 +133% #2,169
1920s 87 – 87 9 +4% #2,548
1930s 42 – 42 4 -52% #3,024
1940s 157 – 157 16 +274% #1,861
1950s 795 – 795 80 +406% #795
1960s 1,526 – 1,526 153 +92% #642
1970s 8,120 23 8,143 814 +434% #174
1980s 22,716 77 22,793 2,279 +180% #114
1990s 42,225 50 42,275 4,228 +85% #57
2000s 23,739 29 23,768 2,377 -44% #112
2010s 12,250 5 12,255 1,226 -48% #174
2020s (to 2025) 3,068 5 3,073 512 -58% #543

Where Miranda is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 411 0.26 outside top 500
2027 390 0.24 outside top 500
2028 372 0.23 outside top 500
2029 358 0.22 outside top 500
2030 347 0.22 outside top 500

Where Miranda is most popular

Girls named Miranda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.310 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Florida, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Miranda born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 581 0.722 +133%
Florida 269 0.629 +103%
Arizona 81 0.577 +86%
California 442 0.526 +70%
Colorado 58 0.520 +68%
Nevada 23 0.495 +60%
Utah 34 0.409 +32%
Illinois 76 0.332 +7%
Alabama 31 0.330 +7%
Indiana 46 0.328 +6%
Washington 47 0.325 +5%
Tennessee 47 0.297 ≈ national
Georgia 67 0.295 -5%
New York 110 0.278 -10%
New Jersey 50 0.277 -11%
Oregon 17 0.261 -16%
Pennsylvania 59 0.250 -19%
New Mexico 6 0.247 -20%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -38%
Minnesota 20 0.185 -40%
North Carolina 42 0.184 -40%
Wisconsin 19 0.184 -40%
Virginia 30 0.176 -43%
Missouri 20 0.166 -46%
Idaho 5 0.149 -52%
South Carolina 12 0.133 -57%
Ohio 30 0.126 -59%
Michigan 19 0.104 -66%
Maryland 10 0.094 -70%
Kansas 5 0.087 -72%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -72%
Massachusetts 10 0.083 -73%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -74%
Kentucky 6 0.070 -77%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Miranda

Miranda is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #656 in 2025 with 437 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 115,168 American babies have been named Miranda. Its peak came in 1995, when 5,984 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Miranda stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Miranda?

The median living Miranda is about 30 years old; half are between 21 and 37. An estimated 113 thousand people named Miranda are alive in the United States today.

median 30 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Miranda year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 437 #656 – –
2024 479 #623 – –
2023 520 #574 – –
2022 563 #547 – –
2021 513 #587 5 #13,433
2020 556 #543 – –
2019 698 #446 – –
2018 861 #367 – –
2017 939 #344 – –
2016 1,138 #277 – –
2015 1,135 #280 – –
2014 1,353 #239 – –
2013 1,302 #245 – –
2012 1,475 #213 – –
2011 1,570 #200 – –
2010 1,779 #174 5 #13,615
2009 1,813 #182 – –
2008 2,066 #163 – –
2007 2,272 #154 5 #13,745
2006 2,500 #139 – –
2005 2,358 #145 10 #7,487
2004 2,613 #128 7 #9,612
2003 2,118 #158 – –
2002 2,272 #147 – –
2001 2,684 #128 7 #8,926
2000 3,043 #112 – –
1995 5,978 #57 6 #8,523
1990 2,961 #112 6 #7,779
1985 2,267 #128 8 #5,010
1980 2,416 #128 8 #4,804
1975 882 #274 – –
1970 216 #712 – –
1965 139 #852 – –
1960 107 #1,039 – –
1955 72 #1,182 – –
1950 29 #1,784 – –
1945 6 #4,388 – –
1940 8 #3,422 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 6 #4,398 – –
1925 13 #2,726 – –
1920 14 #2,548 – –
1915 6 #4,094 – –
1910 6 #2,323 – –
1905 6 #1,853 – –
1900 14 #1,045 – –
1895 6 #1,536 – –
1890 6 #1,301 – –
1885 6 #1,008 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Miranda

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Miranda Cosgrove Miranda Cosgrove American actress and producer (born 1993) Contemporary
  2. 2 Miranda Kerr Miranda Kerr Australian model (born 1983) Contemporary
  3. 3 Miranda Lambert Miranda Lambert American country singer (born 1983) Contemporary
  4. 4 Miranda Richardson Miranda Richardson British actress (born 1958) Contemporary
  5. 5 Miranda Otto Miranda Otto Australian actress (born 1967) Contemporary
  6. 6 Miranda Hart Miranda Hart English actress, comedian and writer (born 1972) Contemporary
  7. 7 Miranda July Miranda July American artist (born 1974) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Miranda, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Miranda?

The median living Miranda is about 30 years old. Half of all living Mirandas are between 21 and 37 years old.

How many people named Miranda are alive today?

An estimated 113 thousand people named Miranda are alive in the United States, based on 115,168 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Miranda mean?

Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).

How popular is the name Miranda in 2025?

Miranda ranked #656 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 437 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Miranda?

115,168 babies have been named Miranda in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Miranda most popular?

Miranda peaked in 1995, when 5,984 newborns received the name.

Is Miranda a boy or girl name?

Miranda is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Miranda rising or falling?

Miranda is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Miranda become more popular?

Miranda is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 347 girls named Miranda in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Miranda?

Well-known people named Miranda include Miranda Cosgrove (actor), Miranda Kerr (model), Miranda Lambert (musician).

Names like Miranda

Names that sound and feel close to Miranda: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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