Recorded 1958–1998 Girls' name Peak 1979 320 births

Mirinda — girls' name

320 babies named Mirinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s491970s1161980s1101990s40
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Mirinda was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

26 babies were named Mirinda in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mirinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Mirinda between 1958 and 1998, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mirinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mirinda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mirinda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mirinda 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 320 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.

Mirinda at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

320

Since 1958

41 years of records

Peak year

1979

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1958

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1998

Mirinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1958

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1979)
26
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Mirinda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
116 births that decade — 36% of Mirinda's all-time total
1950s51960s491970s1161980s1101990s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mirinda?
320 babies have been named Mirinda since 1958. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1979 with 26 births.
When was Mirinda most popular?
Mirinda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Mirinda been used?
Mirinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 41 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Mirinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Miriam, Miranda, Miracle, Mira, 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, 1958–1998 (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.