Maranda
Respelling of Miranda, a name Shakespeare coined for The Tempest from the Latin mirandus, meaning admirable or to be wondered at.
Maranda in 2025
Maranda was given to 5 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 27,174th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 663,069 babies born.
The history of Maranda
Maranda reached its highest point in 1994, when 616 babies were given the name, ranking 780th that year.
Across the 140 years of records since 1886, 11,436 babies have been named Maranda. Half of them were born before 1991, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Maranda by decade
| Decade | Babies named Maranda | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 1,859 |
| 1890s | 42 | 1,743 |
| 1900s | 20 | 2,036 |
| 1910s | 23 | 6,494 |
| 1920s | 39 | 6,619 |
| 1930s | 5 | 7,548 |
| 1940s | 5 | 7,978 |
| 1950s | 84 | 5,333 |
| 1960s | 144 | 3,999 |
| 1970s | 1,337 | 1,104 |
| 1980s | 3,235 | 929 |
| 1990s | 4,502 | 780 |
| 2000s | 1,587 | 1,557 |
| 2010s | 367 | 4,731 |
| 2020s | 34 | 15,609 |
Where Maranda is heading
Maranda has fallen 81% over the past decade, from 27 babies in 2015 to 5 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1994 peak — Maranda is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Maranda
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Maranda.