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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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—
1911——
1910#2,1406—
1909#1,4719—
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1906#1,5537—
1905#1,6966—
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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—
1893——
1892#95810—
1891#1,2136—
1890#1,2106—
1889#80211—
1888#1,0367—
1887#73310—
1886#8977—
1885#9216—
1884#7938—
1883#7547—
1882#9085—
1881#5829—
1880——
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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedAKMaine: #155 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 725 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedNHWashington: #179 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 854 girlsWAIdaho: #240 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsIDMontana: #123 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 451 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #233 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsMNIllinois: #489 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,669 girlsILWisconsin: #264 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsWIMichigan: #283 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,677 girlsMINew York: #471 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,223 girlsNYMassachusetts: #273 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,799 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedRIOregon: #157 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 725 girlsORNevada: 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: #238 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,403 girlsIAIndiana: #185 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 997 girlsINOhio: #250 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,492 girlsOHPennsylvania: #341 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,305 girlsPANew Jersey: #681 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,268 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #333 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,798 girlsCAUtah: #289 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,674 girlsUTColorado: #223 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsCONebraska: #303 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,884 girlsNEMissouri: #229 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,290 girlsMOKentucky: #232 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,265 girlsKYWest Virginia: #192 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 930 girlsWVVirginia: #326 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,135 girlsVAMaryland: #423 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,091 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedDEArizona: #236 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsAZNew Mexico: #162 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 596 girlsNMKansas: #161 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 709 girlsKSArkansas: #136 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 582 girlsARTennessee: #162 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 785 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #204 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 995 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #155 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 650 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #232 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsOKLouisiana: #207 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 920 girlsLAMississippi: #173 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 730 girlsMSAlabama: #119 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 512 girlsALGeorgia: #188 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 846 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Miranda, so not publishedHITexas: #223 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,097 girlsTXFlorida: #357 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,081 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#119 · 1 in 512
  2. Montana#123 · 1 in 451
  3. Arkansas#136 · 1 in 582
  4. South Carolina#155 · 1 in 650
  5. Maine#155 · 1 in 725

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#119441 in 512
Montana#12391 in 451
Arkansas#136221 in 582
Maine#15581 in 725
South Carolina#155271 in 650
Oregon#157181 in 725
Kansas#161171 in 709
New Mexico#162131 in 596
Tennessee#162351 in 785
Mississippi#173221 in 730
Washington#179231 in 854
Indiana#185351 in 997
Georgia#188391 in 846
West Virginia#192121 in 930
North Carolina#204341 in 995
Louisiana#207271 in 920
Colorado#223151 in 1,045
Texas#223871 in 1,097
Missouri#229231 in 1,290
Kentucky#232181 in 1,265
Oklahoma#232141 in 1,131
Minnesota#233161 in 1,488
Arizona#236151 in 1,024
Iowa#238121 in 1,403
Idaho#24051 in 1,045
Ohio#250471 in 1,492
Wisconsin#264151 in 1,831
Massachusetts#273171 in 1,799
Michigan#283341 in 1,677
Utah#28971 in 1,674
Nebraska#30351 in 1,884
Virginia#326131 in 2,135
California#333761 in 1,798
Pennsylvania#341291 in 2,305
Florida#357211 in 2,081
Maryland#42361 in 3,091
New York#471321 in 3,223
Illinois#489191 in 3,669
New Jersey#68161 in 6,268
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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 1974

girls
#275
934 births · 1 in 1,571 girls
boys
#3,837
8 births · 1 in 196,542 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #275Miranda934

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #3,837Miranda8
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,571 of them was named Miranda, which outranked 97.3% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miranda
  1. #270Staci942
  2. #273Christi940
  3. #274Candice936
  4. #275Miranda934
  5. #276Judy927
  6. #277Tammie924
  7. #278Jenifer923
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 196,542 of them was named Miranda, which outranked 36.1% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miranda
  1. #3,558Yvonne9
  2. #3,558Zedrick9
  3. #3,558Zeferino9
  4. #3,837Miranda8
  5. #3,837Abdon8
  6. #3,837Agostino8
  7. #3,837Agron8
  8. #4,190Absalom7
  9. #4,190Adarryl7
  10. #4,190Adel7

Tied with 352 names at #3,837; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →