Miranda

Miranda: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

From Latin mirandus 'admirable, wonderful'. The name was used by Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest.

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How popular is Miranda?

2024144 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 Miranda in 2024478

2024 rank#622 girls

Peak year1995

Total US babies since 1880114,730

Miranda is fading: recent use is about 39% of its level ten years before.

Names like Miranda

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Miranda questions

What does the name Miranda mean?

Miranda means "worthy of admiration". It comes from Latin. From Latin mirandus 'admirable, wonderful'. The name was used by Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest.

Is Miranda a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Miranda?

478 US babies were named Miranda in 2024. Its peak year was 1995.

How do you pronounce Miranda?

Miranda is usually pronounced mih-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.