Girls' name · since 1957
Meranda
2,901 babies named Meranda in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,675 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,901
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Meranda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,901 recorded since 1957.
Meranda has 2,901 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2013.
- #3,675 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,901 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meranda ranks #3,675 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,901 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,675 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,901
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Meranda's 2,901 recorded births place it above 94.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Meranda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meranda's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 186, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meranda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2013
- Peak year (1994)
- 186
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Meranda by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,431 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Meranda's strongest decade.
1,431 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Meranda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 328
1970s
328 births
- 1980s
1980s
654 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,431 births
- 2000s 411
2000s
411 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,431 births (49% of all-time use).
How Meranda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Meranda's total volume
Meranda by state
Where Meranda concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 323 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 194 | 6.7% |
| #3 | California | | 173 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 84 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 81 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 37 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 30 | 1.0% |
| #8 | New York | | 27 | 0.9% |
323 of 2,901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Meranda appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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- Meranda's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,431 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Merandas (323 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meranda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Meranda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.