Miranda

“Worthy of admiration; admirable” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #656 in the US (2025) · 90s

Miranda's best rank, #57, came in 1995; it has stepped well back to #656 today. Roughly 115,000 girls have been named Miranda since 1881. Miranda's short forms are Randy and Mindy.

Around the world: about 1 in 370 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 2,000 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 4,800 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mirandas

Miranda Cosgrove — American actress and producer (born 1993)
Miranda Kerr — Australian model
Miranda Richardson — English actress
Miranda Otto — Australian actress
Miranda Lambert — American country singer

In stories & tradition

Miranda Sings — Haters Back Off
Miranda — The Tempest
Miranda Bailey — Grey's Anatomy · Station 19

What Mirandas become

Among 366 notable people named Miranda:

Entertainers appear 1.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and producer (born 1993).

Similar names: Alexandria · Miracle · Amanda · Bianca · Clarissa · Marissa

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