Recorded 1968–2022 Girls' name Peak 1995 4,644 births

Myranda — girls' name

4,644 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.

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1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Myranda was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

350 babies were named Myranda in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myranda

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,644 babies named Myranda between 1968 and 2022, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myranda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 350 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myranda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,470 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Myranda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 624 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Myranda in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myranda 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 4,644 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.

Myranda at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

4,644

Since 1968

55 years of records

Peak year

1995

350 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1968

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2022

Myranda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1968

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1995)
350
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Myranda by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,470 births that decade — 53% of Myranda's all-time total
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Myranda by state

Where Myranda concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Myranda
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%
Texas share of Myranda's total US births 13.4%
Even split

624 of 4,644 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Myranda appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myranda?
4,644 babies have been named Myranda since 1968. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1995 with 350 births.
When was Myranda most popular?
Myranda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,470 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Myranda most popular?
The top states for the name Myranda are Texas (624 births), California (378 births), Ohio (219 births).
How long has the name Myranda been used?
Myranda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 55 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Myranda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myrtle, Myra, Myrna, Myrtis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1968–2022 (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.