How popular is the name Miranda?

Miranda ranks 316th among girls' names in US records, with 126,493 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,721.

Is Miranda a unisex name?

No. Miranda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1995, when 6,592 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#316 of girl names

Pronounced M ER0 AE1 N D AH0 (ARPABET)

Miranda is a girls' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 126,493 children — the 316th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 60% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1995, when 6,592 children were given it.

1995Girls: 6,592Boys: 6

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Miranda?: Miranda ranks 316th among girls' names in US records, with 126,493 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,721.
Is Miranda a unisex name?: No. Miranda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Miranda most popular?: 1995, when 6,592 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.