How Many People Are Named Meranda?
An estimated 2,774 people in the United States have the first name Meranda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Meranda peaked in popularity in 1994 with 186 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meranda 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 Meranda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,774
About 1 in 123,560 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1994
186 births
Total Registered
2,901
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meranda
Meranda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,901 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meranda as a female name
Ranked #10,756 in 2013
10 female births in 2013
Peak: 1994 (186 births)
Meranda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meranda span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,431 babies were registered. Meranda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Meranda by Decade
How has Meranda 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.
Meranda by State
Birth registrations for Meranda span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Wisconsin, New Jersey, Kansas. On average, about 42 Merandas were registered per state.
Meranda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meranda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Meranda
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Meranda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meranda?
We estimate approximately 2,774 people named Meranda 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 123,560 Americans share this first name.
Is Meranda a common name?
Meranda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,901 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meranda most popular?
Meranda reached peak popularity in 1994, when 186 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meranda is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meranda a female name?
Meranda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meranda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meranda Smith, Meranda Johnson, Meranda 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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