Miranda

#654 for girls in 2025, 437 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #12,146
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1995 · 5,978 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
9 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
114,979
since 1881

Miranda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #57, 1995girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#654437—
2024#623479—
2023#571520—
2022#546563—
2021#587513#12,1465
2020#542556—
2019#446698—
2018#367861—
2017#344939—
2016#2771,138—
2015#2791,135—
2014#2391,353—
2013#2451,302—
2012#2131,475—
2011#2001,570—
2010#1741,779#12,2315
2009#1821,813—
2008#1622,066—
2007#1542,272#12,3675
2006#1392,500—
2005#1452,358#7,09610
2004#1282,613#8,9277
2003#1582,118—
2002#1472,272—
2001#1282,684#8,3397
2000#1123,043—
1999#943,433—
1998#804,143#6,8438
1997#704,590#6,1009
1996#764,568—
1995#575,978#7,7926
1994#615,456#6,3728
1993#893,581#7,6386
1992#893,695—
1991#903,820#6,5197
1990#1122,961#7,1786
1989#1302,326#5,1659
1988#1441,976#5,7517
1987#1401,977#4,5739
1986#1372,036#5,3327
1985#1282,267#4,6988
1984#1142,480#5,5616
1983#1182,479#4,4998
1982#1172,520#5,6196
1981#1282,239#4,1539
1980#1282,416#4,4958
1979#1741,593#4,8427
1978#1831,415—
1977#2221,121—
1976#2311,044#4,0128
1975#274882—
1974#275934#3,8378
1973#520325—
1972#537310—
1971#608280—
1970#712216—
1969#682213—
1968#642229—
1967#763166—
1966#778159—
1965#846139—
1964#1,032109—
1963#843154—
1962#1,008113—
1961#920137—
1960#1,039107—
1959#860142—
1958#973113—
1957#795161—
1956#1,14182—
1955#1,17572—
1954#1,12377—
1953#1,35851—
1952#1,71333—
1951#1,61135—
1950#1,76429—
1949#2,34018—
1948#1,95324—
1947#2,53016—
1946#2,09420—
1945#4,0256—
1944#2,62512—
1943#2,15117—
1942#2,21416—
1941#1,81020—
1940#3,2088—
1939#3,7826—
1938#3,8476—
1937#3,8006—
1936#2,8579—
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1934#2,9239—
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1930#4,0476—
1929#3,6827—
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1927#2,69912—
1926#3,8737—
1925#2,61713—
1924#4,0027—
1923#3,12510—
1922#4,0117—
1921#3,16410—
1920#2,46314—
1919#2,81311—
1918#2,82211—
1917#2,10016—
1916#2,24614—
1915#3,7956—
1914#2,6388—
1913#3,1875—
1912#2,3607—
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1910#2,1406—
1909#1,4719—
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1900#1,00814—
1899#1,03410—
1898#1,3797—
1897#1,1678—
1896#1,4166—
1895#1,4266—
1894#1,4855—
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1892#95810—
1891#1,2136—
1890#1,2106—
1889#80211—
1888#1,0367—
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1885#9216—
1884#7938—
1883#7547—
1882#9085—
1881#5829—
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First appearance
1881

The first year at least five girls were named Miranda! It came in at #582, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1893–1894, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Miranda is popular in 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedMINew York: #660 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 7,342 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedINOhio: #762 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 11,818 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #988 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 12,745 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedUTColorado: #422 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,048 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #520 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,580 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #497 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,925 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #683 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,243 girlsLAMississippi: #191 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 934 girlsMSAlabama: #354 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,430 girlsALGeorgia: #550 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,268 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedHITexas: #757 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,662 girlsTXFlorida: #524 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,602 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#191 · 1 in 934
  2. Alabama#354 · 1 in 2,430
  3. Colorado#422 · 1 in 3,048
  4. North Carolina#497 · 1 in 4,925
  5. Virginia#520 · 1 in 5,580

Best ever in a state: #18 in South Dakota, 1995.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#191201 in 934
Alabama#354111 in 2,430
Colorado#42251 in 3,048
North Carolina#49781 in 4,925
Virginia#52061 in 5,580
Florida#52491 in 4,602
Georgia#55071 in 5,268
New York#660191 in 7,342
Louisiana#68351 in 6,243
Texas#757121 in 7,662
Ohio#76271 in 11,818
California#988121 in 12,745
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Miranda
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 31 spots since 2024 (#623 → #654)
  • 112 spots since 2020 (#542 → #654)
  • 375 spots since 2015 (#279 → #654)
  • Biggest jump: 346 spots in 1957 (#1,141 → #795)
  • Biggest drop: 408 spots in 1890 (#802 → #1,210)
Rise & fade · girls
114 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1995 at #57 (5,978 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 9 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 9 yrs · run 1991–1999
  • Top 1,000: 75 yrs · run 1965–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 294
  • Highest: 1 in 294 girls born in 1995 were named Miranda (0.34%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,678 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 36.7% of all girls named Miranda (42,225) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s70#582 (1881)#825
1890s64#958 (1892)#1,254
1900s36#1,008 (1900)#1,432
1910s84#2,100 (1917)#2,678
1920s87#2,463 (1920)#3,293
1930s42#2,857 (1936)#3,543
1940s157#1,810 (1941)#2,495
1950s795#795 (1957)#1,251
1960s1,526#642 (1968)#855
1970s8,120#174 (1979)#374
1980s22,716#114 (1984)#128
1990s42,225#57 (1995)#82
2000s23,739#112 (2000)#146
2010s12,250#174 (2010)#278
2020s3,068#542 (2020)#587

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Miranda in 1967

girls
#763
166 births · 1 in 9,946 girls

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #763Miranda166
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 9,946 of them was named Miranda, which outranked 90.3% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miranda
  1. #758Noemi168
  2. #761Dale167
  3. #761Roxann167
  4. #763Miranda166
  5. #763Adriane166
  6. #763Richard166
  7. #763Sharla166
  8. #767Athena164
  9. #767Mercedes164
  10. #767Reba164

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1967 →