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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
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 2003
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Alaska#57 · 1 in 185
- New Mexico#78 · 1 in 290
- Delaware#93 · 1 in 290
- Idaho#109 · 1 in 375
- Vermont#111 · 1 in 322
Best ever in a state: #18 in South Dakota, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #57 | 12 | 1 in 185 |
| New Mexico | #78 | 28 | 1 in 290 |
| Delaware | #93 | 11 | 1 in 290 |
| Idaho | #109 | 17 | 1 in 375 |
| Vermont | #111 | 5 | 1 in 322 |
| Texas | #112 | 296 | 1 in 534 |
| Kentucky | #119 | 39 | 1 in 505 |
| District of Columbia | #127 | 8 | 1 in 422 |
| Missouri | #130 | 47 | 1 in 606 |
| Pennsylvania | #132 | 88 | 1 in 642 |
| Washington | #132 | 49 | 1 in 589 |
| Oklahoma | #135 | 30 | 1 in 555 |
| Oregon | #135 | 29 | 1 in 560 |
| Ohio | #140 | 85 | 1 in 686 |
| Wisconsin | #143 | 40 | 1 in 628 |
| Nebraska | #146 | 15 | 1 in 553 |
| Colorado | #148 | 40 | 1 in 631 |
| Iowa | #148 | 22 | 1 in 623 |
| Florida | #149 | 110 | 1 in 726 |
| Indiana | #149 | 50 | 1 in 648 |
| New Hampshire | #149 | 8 | 1 in 572 |
| Maine | #150 | 8 | 1 in 544 |
| Illinois | #151 | 99 | 1 in 700 |
| Michigan | #152 | 66 | 1 in 744 |
| Rhode Island | #152 | 7 | 1 in 557 |
| West Virginia | #153 | 12 | 1 in 601 |
| Arizona | #158 | 49 | 1 in 688 |
| New York | #160 | 115 | 1 in 853 |
| Tennessee | #161 | 40 | 1 in 760 |
| Maryland | #163 | 34 | 1 in 713 |
| Minnesota | #164 | 36 | 1 in 720 |
| Virginia | #172 | 45 | 1 in 801 |
| California | #173 | 272 | 1 in 833 |
| North Carolina | #200 | 46 | 1 in 946 |
| New Jersey | #208 | 39 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Kansas | #216 | 16 | 1 in 854 |
| Connecticut | #219 | 14 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Massachusetts | #222 | 26 | 1 in 1,162 |
| Louisiana | #224 | 21 | 1 in 989 |
| Georgia | #229 | 44 | 1 in 1,130 |
| Mississippi | #240 | 12 | 1 in 962 |
| South Carolina | #241 | 16 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Utah | #242 | 18 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Nevada | #247 | 11 | 1 in 940 |
| Arkansas | #250 | 12 | 1 in 993 |
| Alabama | #267 | 16 | 1 in 1,228 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| 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 2003
girls
#158
2,118 births · 1 in 863 girls
Top girls' names in 2003
More about 2003
girls
1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 863 of them was named Miranda, which outranked 99.1% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Miranda
Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.