Girls' name · peaked in 1995
Miranda name popularity since 1925
114,866 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Miranda. Half of them were born in 1995 or earlier, so the typical Miranda is about 31 years old in 2026. Miranda peaked in 1995 as the #57 name for girls, and it ranked #656 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 114,866
- Named Miranda, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #656
- for girls in 2025 (437 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 114,677 girls · 189 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 2.11× its national share
Peak year is the year Miranda made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Miranda births per year, 1925–2025
1995 was the biggest year for Miranda both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Miranda became 5× more common, from 1 in 7,920 baby girls to 1 in 1,570.
- Steepest fall: Between 1997 and 2002, its share of baby girls fell by 52%, from 1 in 379 to 1 in 791.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Miranda's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Miranda.
Decade by decade
Babies named Miranda in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 39 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 42 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 157 | 0 | #4,388 |
| 1950s | 795 | 0 | #1,182 |
| 1960s | 1,526 | 0 | #852 |
| 1970s | 8,120 | 23 | #274 |
| 1980s | 22,716 | 77 | #128 |
| 1990s | 42,225 | 50 | #57 |
| 2000s | 23,739 | 29 | #145 |
| 2010s | 12,250 | 5 | #280 |
| 2020–25 | 3,068 | 5 | #656 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
43.9% of babies named Miranda from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Miranda is most popular
The index compares Miranda's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Miranda.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2.11× | 357 |
| New Mexico | 1.95× | 1,227 |
| Nevada | 1.76× | 716 |
| Texas | 1.56× | 13,927 |
| Arizona | 1.48× | 2,186 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Miranda and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Miranda (this page) | 114,677 | 1995 |
| Myranda | 4,650 | 1995 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Miranda's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Miranda.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Miranda (1995).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data