Maranda
Maranda was the 16403rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 407th with 616 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 11,336 places. More babies were named Maranda in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Miranda) worthy of admiration (Latin, coined by Shakespeare) · Latin, English
- Rank in 2025
- #16,403 girls, down 7,089 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994616 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,436babies recorded
What does the name Maranda mean?
Maranda is a spelling of Miranda, pronounced the same way, so it shares Miranda's meaning and origin.
Miranda was invented by Shakespeare for the heroine of The Tempest. He built it from Latin mirandus, a form of the verb mirari, to wonder at, meaning "to be wondered at" or "admirable." Miranda is also a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian surname from places of that name, which Wiktionary lists separately. The Tempest name is the source of the English first name.
mīrandus (Latin, “to be wondered at, admirable”)mīrārī (Latin, “to wonder at”)
How sure is this? Well established. Wiktionary only for the coinage; the play itself is the primary source.
Related names: Randi, Mira, Myranda.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Miranda' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'mirandus' (Latin section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Maranda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,403 | 5 |
| 2020 | #9,314 | 11 |
| 2010 | #2,743 | 65 |
| 2000 | #868 | 254 |
| 1990 | #597 | 380 |
| 1980 | #514 | 378 |
| 1970 | #2,487 | 30 |
| 1960 | #6,945 | 5 |
| 1950 | #4,184 | 8 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,240 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,285 | 10 |
| 1890 | #1,062 | 8 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maranda, counting every spelling?
Maranda is a spelling of Miranda, a name family that ranked #645 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #16,403 for Maranda on its own. Together these spellings went to 447 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miranda | 437 | #656 | 2,512 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maranda?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maranda (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maranda born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maranda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maranda?
About 11,000 people born in the US named Maranda are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 29 and 43. That makes Maranda mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maranda by state
How common Maranda was among girls born in each state in 1992–1996, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.9×), Kentucky (3.4×), Oklahoma (3.0×), Arkansas (2.7×), Louisiana (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Arizona, California, New Mexico.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maranda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maranda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maranda
What does Maranda mean?
Maranda is a spelling of Miranda, which means “worthy of admiration (Latin, coined by Shakespeare)” (Latin, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Maranda?
Maranda was the 16403rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 407th with 616 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 11,336 places. More babies were named Maranda in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Maranda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maranda in the US.
Where was Maranda most popular?
In 1992–1996, Maranda was most common in West Virginia (1.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Oklahoma.