Girls' name · since 1968
Myranda
4,650 babies named Myranda in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,270 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,650
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Myranda currently ranks #15270 among girls' names in America, with 4,650 babies recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Myranda recorded 4,650 times among girls since 1968, holding rank #15270 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #2,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,270 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,650 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myranda ranks #2,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,270 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,650 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,270 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,650
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Myranda's 4,650 recorded births place it above 96.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Myranda compares
4,650 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Myranda's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Myranda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,650 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 350 | 21 | 19,840 |
Myranda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Myranda's full recorded timeline at 1997, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 350 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Myranda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 350
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Myranda by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,470 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Myranda's strongest decade.
2,470 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Myranda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 185
1970s
185 births
- 1980s 600
1980s
600 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,470 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,114 births
- 2010s 258
2010s
258 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,470 births (53% of all-time use).
How Myranda 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 Myranda's total volume
Myranda by state
Where Myranda concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 624 | 13.4% |
| #2 | California | | 378 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 219 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 120 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 118 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 116 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 112 | 2.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 104 | 2.2% |
624 of 4,650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Myranda appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Myranda's data
- Myranda's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,470 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Myrandas (624 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Myranda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Myranda 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.