Miranda
Miranda was the 656th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 437 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 57th with 5,978 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 376 places. More babies were named Miranda in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning worthy of admiration (Latin, coined by Shakespeare) · Latin, English
Say it mer-AN-duh /məˈrændə/
- Rank in 2025
- #656 girls, down 113 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 437girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19955,978 babies
- Total since 1880
- 115,168babies recorded
What does the name Miranda mean?
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)
Nicknames for Miranda
The usual nicknames for Miranda are Randi, Mandy and Mira. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Miranda in the last five years, 151 were named Mira, against 10 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randi | Modern | #4,252 | 266 |
| Mandy · also for Amanda | Traditional | #4,514 | 186 |
| Mira | Modern | #335 | 3,799 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Mirandas go by each one.
Miranda popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 189 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #656 | 437 |
| 2020 | #543 | 556 |
| 2010 | #174 | 1,779 |
| 2000 | #112 | 3,043 |
| 1990 | #112 | 2,961 |
| 1980 | #128 | 2,416 |
| 1970 | #712 | 216 |
| 1960 | #1,039 | 107 |
| 1950 | #1,784 | 29 |
| 1940 | #3,422 | 8 |
| 1930 | #4,398 | 6 |
| 1920 | #2,548 | 14 |
| 1910 | #2,323 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,045 | 14 |
| 1890 | #1,301 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Miranda, counting every spelling?
Miranda is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #645 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #656 for Miranda 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 Miranda?
437 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Miranda (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Miranda 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 19 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Miranda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Miranda?
About 111,800 people born in the US named Miranda are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 22 and 38. That makes Miranda 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.
Miranda by state
How common Miranda was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.3×), Florida (2.0×), Arizona (1.9×), California (1.7×), Colorado (1.7×). In 17 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Miranda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Miranda, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Miranda · Sibling names for Miranda
Questions about the name Miranda
What does Miranda mean?
Miranda means “worthy of admiration (Latin, coined by Shakespeare)” (Latin, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Miranda?
Miranda was the 656th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 437 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 57th with 5,978 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 376 places. More babies were named Miranda in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Miranda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Miranda in the US.
Where is Miranda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Miranda was most common in Texas (0.72 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Arizona.