The first name Miranda
A girl’s name from Latin meaning “admirable”.
Pronounced /mɪˈɹændə/ 3 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Miranda means “admirable” in Latin.
Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 8 girls were named Miranda, making it the 3,035th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 113 births (#313).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Miranda with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Miranda at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 437 girls born in the United States were named Miranda, the 656th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1995, when 5,978 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Miranda in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Miranda in Portuguese too.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Miranda
21 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Miranda CosgroveAmerican actress, singer-songwriter and producer (born 1993)
- Miranda KerrAustralian model, born 1983
- Miranda RichardsonBritish actress, born 1958
- Miranda OttoAustralian actress, born 1967
- Miranda LambertAmerican country singer, born 1983
- Miranda JulyAmerican performance artist, musician and writer (born 1974)
- Miranda HartEnglish comedian, born 1972
- Miranda FrickerBritish feminist philosopher, born 1966
- Miranda RaisonBritish-French actress, born 1977
- Miranda Rae MayoAmerican actress, born 1990
- Miranda Aldhouse-GreenBritish archaeologist and academic, born 1947
- Miranda LeekAmerican archer, born 1993
More Latin girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Miranda mean?
- Miranda means “admirable” in Latin.
- What is the origin of the name Miranda?
- Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).
- How popular is the name Miranda?
- In 2025, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Miranda, ranking 3,035th. Its peak was 1996, with 113 births.
- What are nicknames for Miranda?
- Common nicknames for Miranda include Randy.
- Is Miranda a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 115,168 US babies named Miranda since 1880 were girls.
- When was Miranda most popular?
- 1995 in the United States, when 5,978 babies were named Miranda, its highest rank at 57th.
- How do you pronounce Miranda?
- Miranda is /mɪˈɹændə/, 3 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Miranda?
- Myranda.
- Is Miranda also a surname?
- Yes. Miranda is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.