Miranda

Meaning: Admirable
Origin: Latin — Coined by Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest

Nicknames: Randy, Mindy

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#40 in Mexico (2024) · #103 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #274 in Italy (2024) · #315 in Sweden (2025) · #521 in Ecuador (2025) · #560 in Poland (2025) · #1,129 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,768 in Canada (2025) · #3,019 in France (2025) · #3,035 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,098 in Austria (2025) · #898 in Ireland (2024) and 5 more.

Famous Mirandas

Miranda Cosgrove — American actress and producer (born 1993)
Miranda Kerr — Australian model (born 1983)
Miranda Richardson — British actress (born 1958)
Miranda Otto — Australian actress (born 1967)
Miranda Lambert — American country singer (born 1983)
Miranda Hart — English actress, comedian and writer (born 1972)
Miranda July — American performance artist, musician and writer (born 1974)

In stories & tradition

Miranda Sings — Fictional character played by Colleen Ballinger
Miranda — Character in The Tempest
Miranda Bailey — Grey's Anatomy (TV series)

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).

Spellings & nicknames

About 88 girls a year are given Mindy as their full name.

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

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