Miranda
Girl nameMiranda has been given to 115,168 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 1995 and currently ranks #656 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /mɪˈɹændə/
Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”)API.
Origin: coinages < Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
115,168
Peak year
1995 (5,984 babies)
Rank in 2025
#656 for girls
First recorded
1881
10-year trend
▼ -61%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Miranda
Miranda Cosgrove
American actress and producer (born 1993)
Miranda Kerr
Australian model
Miranda Richardson
British actress
Miranda Otto
Australian actress
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Miranda.
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