Maranda

Maranda: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “worthy of admiration”
Origin: Latin
Say it: muh-RAN-duh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually a variant of Miranda, from Latin mirandus meaning 'admirable' or 'wonderful.' Maranda arose as an alternate spelling and pronunciation in English use.

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How popular is Maranda?

20241.5 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Maranda in 20245

Peak year1995

Total US babies since 188011,431

Maranda is fading: recent use is about 13% of its level ten years before.

Names like Maranda

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Mirandaworthy of admiration · Latin
Camilayoung ceremonial attendant · Latin
Lunamoon · Latin
Auroradawn · Latin
Emilyrival · Latin
Norahonor · Latin
Lucylight · Latin
Gracegrace; favor · Latin

Maranda questions

What does the name Maranda mean?

Maranda means "worthy of admiration". It comes from Latin. Usually a variant of Miranda, from Latin mirandus meaning 'admirable' or 'wonderful.' Maranda arose as an alternate spelling and pronunciation in English use.

Is Maranda a boy or girl name?

Maranda is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Maranda?

5 US babies were named Maranda in 2024. Its peak year was 1995.

How do you pronounce Maranda?

Maranda is usually pronounced muh-RAN-duh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.