How Many People Are Named Maranda?
An estimated 10,755 people in the United States have the first name Maranda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Maranda peaked in popularity in 1994 with 616 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maranda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maranda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,755
About 1 in 31,869 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1994
616 births
Total Registered
11,431
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maranda
Maranda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,431 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maranda as a female name
Ranked #16,744 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (616 births)
Maranda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maranda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,502 babies were registered. Maranda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maranda by Decade
How has Maranda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maranda by State
Birth registrations for Maranda span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, Georgia. The lowest are in New Mexico, Idaho, Nevada. On average, about 232 Marandas were registered per state.
Maranda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maranda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maranda
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Maranda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maranda?
We estimate approximately 10,755 people named Maranda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 31,869 Americans share this first name.
Is Maranda a common name?
Maranda is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,431 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maranda most popular?
Maranda reached peak popularity in 1994, when 616 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maranda is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maranda a female name?
Maranda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maranda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maranda Smith, Maranda Johnson, Maranda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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