How Many People Are Named Miranda?
people named Miranda are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,047 people in the US has this name
Based on 115,168 babies named Miranda in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,984 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Latin mirandus meaning "admirable, wonderful". The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play 'The Tempest' (1611), about a father and daughter stranded on an island. It did not become a common English given name until the 20th century. This is also the name of one of the moons of Uranus, named after the Shakespearian character.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Miranda in English. Counting Miranda and these spellings together, about 116,699 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Miranda (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Miranda alive today is about 29 years old, and 49% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 21 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Miranda first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1995, to 5,984 babies. In 2025, 437 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Miranda never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #57, in 1995, and it was in the top 100 for 9 years, 1991 to 1999. In 2025 it ranked #656.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #656 |
| Best rank | #57 (1995) |
| Years in the top 100 | 9 (1991 to 1999) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #84 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Miranda alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Miranda were born in Texas than in any other state: about 13,682 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Miranda was given about 1.9 times as often in North Dakota, New Mexico and South Dakota.
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