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
- Peak · girls
- 1995 · 5,978 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 9 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 114,979since 1881
Miranda over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #654 | 437 | — | |
| 2024 | #623 | 479 | — | |
| 2023 | #571 | 520 | — | |
| 2022 | #546 | 563 | — | |
| 2021 | #587 | 513 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #542 | 556 | — | |
| 2019 | #446 | 698 | — | |
| 2018 | #367 | 861 | — | |
| 2017 | #344 | 939 | — | |
| 2016 | #277 | 1,138 | — | |
| 2015 | #279 | 1,135 | — | |
| 2014 | #239 | 1,353 | — | |
| 2013 | #245 | 1,302 | — | |
| 2012 | #213 | 1,475 | — | |
| 2011 | #200 | 1,570 | — | |
| 2010 | #174 | 1,779 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #182 | 1,813 | — | |
| 2008 | #162 | 2,066 | — | |
| 2007 | #154 | 2,272 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #139 | 2,500 | — | |
| 2005 | #145 | 2,358 | #7,096 | 10 |
| 2004 | #128 | 2,613 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #158 | 2,118 | — | |
| 2002 | #147 | 2,272 | — | |
| 2001 | #128 | 2,684 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #112 | 3,043 | — | |
| 1999 | #94 | 3,433 | — | |
| 1998 | #80 | 4,143 | #6,843 | 8 |
| 1997 | #70 | 4,590 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #76 | 4,568 | — | |
| 1995 | #57 | 5,978 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #61 | 5,456 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #89 | 3,581 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #89 | 3,695 | — | |
| 1991 | #90 | 3,820 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #112 | 2,961 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #130 | 2,326 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #144 | 1,976 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #140 | 1,977 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #137 | 2,036 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #128 | 2,267 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #114 | 2,480 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #118 | 2,479 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #117 | 2,520 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #128 | 2,239 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #128 | 2,416 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #174 | 1,593 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #183 | 1,415 | — | |
| 1977 | #222 | 1,121 | — | |
| 1976 | #231 | 1,044 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #274 | 882 | — | |
| 1974 | #275 | 934 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #520 | 325 | — | |
| 1972 | #537 | 310 | — | |
| 1971 | #608 | 280 | — | |
| 1970 | #712 | 216 | — | |
| 1969 | #682 | 213 | — | |
| 1968 | #642 | 229 | — | |
| 1967 | #763 | 166 | — | |
| 1966 | #778 | 159 | — | |
| 1965 | #846 | 139 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,032 | 109 | — | |
| 1963 | #843 | 154 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,008 | 113 | — | |
| 1961 | #920 | 137 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,039 | 107 | — | |
| 1959 | #860 | 142 | — | |
| 1958 | #973 | 113 | — | |
| 1957 | #795 | 161 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,141 | 82 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,175 | 72 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,123 | 77 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,358 | 51 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,713 | 33 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,611 | 35 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,764 | 29 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,340 | 18 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,953 | 24 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,530 | 16 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,094 | 20 | — | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,151 | 17 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,214 | 16 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,810 | 20 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | — | |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | — | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | — | |
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | — | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,125 | 10 | — | |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | — | |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | — | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,008 | 14 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,034 | 10 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #958 | 10 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | — | |
| 1889 | #802 | 11 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | #733 | 10 | — | |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | #793 | 8 | — | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | — | |
| 1881 | #582 | 9 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1980
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#42 · 1 in 167
- North Dakota#50 · 1 in 205
- South Dakota#50 · 1 in 223
- Arkansas#56 · 1 in 250
- Alabama#56 · 1 in 253
Best ever in a state: #18 in South Dakota, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #42 | 17 | 1 in 167 |
| North Dakota | #50 | 23 | 1 in 205 |
| South Dakota | #50 | 21 | 1 in 223 |
| Alabama | #56 | 91 | 1 in 253 |
| Arkansas | #56 | 54 | 1 in 250 |
| Kentucky | #58 | 91 | 1 in 273 |
| West Virginia | #60 | 42 | 1 in 285 |
| Montana | #68 | 18 | 1 in 260 |
| Mississippi | #69 | 54 | 1 in 304 |
| Maine | #70 | 20 | 1 in 303 |
| Tennessee | #70 | 90 | 1 in 316 |
| Oklahoma | #74 | 55 | 1 in 351 |
| Oregon | #74 | 49 | 1 in 353 |
| North Carolina | #75 | 99 | 1 in 336 |
| Georgia | #83 | 90 | 1 in 392 |
| Vermont | #86 | 8 | 1 in 331 |
| Indiana | #87 | 83 | 1 in 446 |
| Kansas | #89 | 38 | 1 in 398 |
| Nebraska | #91 | 28 | 1 in 384 |
| New Hampshire | #91 | 14 | 1 in 378 |
| Washington | #91 | 58 | 1 in 463 |
| New Mexico | #94 | 23 | 1 in 406 |
| Utah | #95 | 36 | 1 in 457 |
| Idaho | #96 | 17 | 1 in 405 |
| Wyoming | #103 | 8 | 1 in 401 |
| South Carolina | #104 | 42 | 1 in 426 |
| Ohio | #106 | 136 | 1 in 539 |
| Louisiana | #107 | 62 | 1 in 495 |
| Iowa | #114 | 34 | 1 in 591 |
| Nevada | #114 | 9 | 1 in 463 |
| Minnesota | #116 | 53 | 1 in 550 |
| Texas | #122 | 193 | 1 in 621 |
| Colorado | #123 | 35 | 1 in 563 |
| Missouri | #128 | 50 | 1 in 668 |
| Virginia | #136 | 44 | 1 in 678 |
| Florida | #137 | 75 | 1 in 688 |
| Wisconsin | #138 | 44 | 1 in 716 |
| Michigan | #159 | 71 | 1 in 849 |
| Massachusetts | #175 | 33 | 1 in 947 |
| Arizona | #176 | 24 | 1 in 803 |
| Pennsylvania | #177 | 70 | 1 in 985 |
| Illinois | #179 | 79 | 1 in 978 |
| Maryland | #208 | 17 | 1 in 1,188 |
| California | #239 | 140 | 1 in 1,241 |
| Connecticut | #270 | 9 | 1 in 1,654 |
| New York | #299 | 57 | 1 in 1,752 |
| New Jersey | #719 | 6 | 1 in 6,200 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1995 at #57 (5,978 births)
- Births halved by 2001, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 9 yrs · run 1991–1999
- Top 1,000: 75 yrs · run 1965–2025
- Highest: 1 in 294 girls born in 1995 were named Miranda (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,678 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 36.7% of all girls named Miranda (42,225) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 70 | #582 (1881) | #825 |
| 1890s | 64 | #958 (1892) | #1,254 |
| 1900s | 36 | #1,008 (1900) | #1,432 |
| 1910s | 84 | #2,100 (1917) | #2,678 |
| 1920s | 87 | #2,463 (1920) | #3,293 |
| 1930s | 42 | #2,857 (1936) | #3,543 |
| 1940s | 157 | #1,810 (1941) | #2,495 |
| 1950s | 795 | #795 (1957) | #1,251 |
| 1960s | 1,526 | #642 (1968) | #855 |
| 1970s | 8,120 | #174 (1979) | #374 |
| 1980s | 22,716 | #114 (1984) | #128 |
| 1990s | 42,225 | #57 (1995) | #82 |
| 2000s | 23,739 | #112 (2000) | #146 |
| 2010s | 12,250 | #174 (2010) | #278 |
| 2020s | 3,068 | #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 1980
Top girls' names in 1980
Top boys' names in 1980
More about 1980
girls
1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 687 of them was named Miranda, which outranked 98.9% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 222,994 of them was named Miranda, which outranked 38.4% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,134Zebulan9
- #4,134Zeferino9
- #4,134Zenon9
- #4,495Miranda8
- #4,495Abbas8
- #4,495Abdel8
- #4,495Abdulaziz8
- #4,940Aamir7
- #4,940Aaren7
- #4,940Abasi7
Tied with 444 names at #4,495; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.