Recorded 1976–1998 Girls' name Peak 1990 132 births

Merranda — girls' name

132 babies named Merranda in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s401990s79

The verdict

132 girls have been named Merranda since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

132
total births
1976–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Merranda was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

13 babies were named Merranda in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Merranda

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Merranda between 1976 and 1998, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merranda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merranda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Merranda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merranda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 132 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Merranda at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

132

Since 1976

23 years of records

Peak year

1990

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1976

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1998

Merranda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1976

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1990)
13
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 1998199519921989198219791976 5

Merranda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
79 births that decade — 60% of Merranda's all-time total
1970s131980s401990s79

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merranda?
132 babies have been named Merranda since 1976. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1990 with 13 births.
When was Merranda most popular?
Merranda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Merranda been used?
Merranda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 23 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Merranda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Mercy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.