How Many People Are Named Miranda?
An estimated 109,885 people in the United States have the first name Miranda. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #488 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Miranda peaked in popularity in 1995 with 5,984 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Miranda 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 Miranda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Miranda is overwhelmingly female, 189 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
109,885
About 1 in 3,119 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1995
5,984 births
Total Registered
114,730
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Miranda
Miranda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 114,730 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Miranda as a male name
Ranked #13,428 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 2005 (10 births)
Miranda as a female name
Ranked #622 in 2024
478 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (5,978 births)
Miranda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Miranda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 42,274 babies were registered. Miranda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Miranda by Decade
How has Miranda 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.
Miranda by State
Birth registrations for Miranda span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Hawaii, District of Columbia, Wyoming. On average, about 2,199 Mirandas were registered per state.
Miranda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Miranda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Miranda
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Miranda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Miranda?
We estimate approximately 109,885 people named Miranda 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 3,119 Americans share this first name.
Is Miranda a common name?
Miranda is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 114,730 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Miranda most popular?
Miranda reached peak popularity in 1995, when 5,984 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Miranda is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Miranda a female name?
Miranda is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Miranda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Miranda Smith, Miranda Johnson, Miranda 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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