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Miranda as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Miranda

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The baby name Miranda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /mɪˈrændə/ (mi-RAN-duh).

Miranda is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: /mɪˈrændə/ (mi-RAN-duh)

What is the meaning of the name Miranda ?

The baby name Miranda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /mɪˈrændə/ (mi-RAN-duh).

Miranda is Latin in Origin.

Miranda stems from Latin mirandus, the gerundive of mirari “to marvel,” meaning “worthy of admiration,” “admirable,” or “wonderful.” Classical Latin used miranda as a neuter plural “things to be wondered at,” and humanist naming fashions later adopted it as a feminine given name, prized for its luminous, virtuous sense.

Shakespeare fixed Miranda in the English imagination via The Tempest (1611), whose heroine embodies innocence, curiosity, and compassion; the play’s prestige kept the name in circulation in Britain and later the Americas. It saw steady revival in the Victorian era and rose again in late-20th‑century Anglophone use, peaking in the 1990s in the United States. The form remains the same across languages - English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian - though creative spellings include Myranda and Meranda. Nicknames and short forms include Mira, Randa, Mandy, and Andi. Related but distinct is Mira, also linked to Slavic and Sanskrit roots.

Miranda has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Miranda

Miranda Cosgrove Musician · Born 1993 · United States Miranda Cosgrove is an American musician and actress best known for her role as Carly Shay in the hit Nickelodeon series iCarly. She also starred in the film School of Rock and voiced Margo in the Despicable Me film series. In addition to acting, she has released music, including the album Sparks Fly.

Miranda – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2024 #1 — 911
SV 0 #11 1 283
HT 0 #12 1 399
SV Girls 0 #16 3 458
AL Girls 0 #25 458 4,141
NL Girls 0 #27 7,619 5,933
NA 0 #32 2 2,537
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
GE 0 #41 4 997
GE Girls 0 #44 78 1,564
MO 0 #45 8 2,706
CY 0 #53 8 1,632
AL 0 #54 22 2,372
CM 0 #54 3 2,592
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
AO 0 #67 10 2,729
CN 0 #72 14 3,857
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
SI 0 #77 4 1,612
NL 0 #82 478 2,481
CY Girls 0 #86 36 3,755
SI Girls 0 #90 94 2,769
TW 0 #90 11 4,523
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
ID Girls 0 #99 4 3,319
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
GR Girls 0 #110 153 6,293
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
Norway Girls 2019 #116 5 456
GR 0 #118 17 3,911
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
Switzerland Girls 2024 #129 7 1,786
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
RS Girls 0 #132 6 1,651
PA 0 #134 5 3,797
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
Sweden Girls 2022 #140 40 1,568
CR 0 #140 19 5,526
BW Girls 0 #143 9 4,216
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
LU Girls 0 #163 23 4,850
PR Girls 0 #163 5 3,171
HR Girls 0 #170 154 3,687
HR 0 #177 5 2,081
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
AO Girls 0 #187 23 4,575
AR 0 #191 3 2,915
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
LT Girls 0 #194 7 1,904
AO Boys 0 #196 47 5,568
TW Girls 0 #204 73 8,139
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
MO Girls 0 #206 46 7,056
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
NA Girls 0 #212 13 7,146
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
LU Boys 0 #215 6 4,970
CN Girls 0 #219 145 8,829
HU Girls 0 #220 6 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
BG Girls 0 #227 5 3,559
HK 0 #231 123 8,483
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
PT 0 #243 8 4,161
GH 0 #244 5 5,396
HK Girls 0 #244 556 16,104
EC Boys 0 #245 2 3,322
JP Girls 0 #247 5 6,592
JM Girls 0 #248 12 7,507
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
TW Boys 0 #253 4 7,111
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
CM Girls 0 #270 321 11,671
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
Canada Girls 2024 #274 12 2,795
GT 0 #276 39 5,948
SG 0 #276 7 11,010
IL 0 #280 3 6,291
AL Boys 0 #284 15 5,122
Finland 0 #295 13 830
GH Girls 0 #295 30 6,973
PE 0 #299 12 6,350
QA Girls 0 #299 18 15,378
DK Girls 0 #301 16 7,429
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
MX Girls 0 #306 2,744 17,781
Finland Girls 0 #307 86 1,368
KZ Girls 0 #311 10 5,862
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
PL Girls 0 #319 36 5,096
MX 0 #325 89 8,339
PT Boys 0 #334 34 7,951
JO Girls 0 #336 4 7,570
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
MU Girls 0 #342 10 8,539
BO 0 #344 38 6,868
CZ Girls 0 #346 6 5,378
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
BR 0 #354 7 5,969
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
ZA 0 #360 88 14,421
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Boys 0 #362 8 8,477
IT Girls 0 #363 3,139 9,415
ZA Girls 0 #366 1,614 25,928
PH Girls 0 #369 22 13,098
OM Girls 0 #378 19 15,987
PA Girls 0 #385 98 9,861
GT Girls 0 #388 120 7,500
EG 0 #390 11 6,387
CL 0 #396 16 6,867
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
Austria Girls 0 #398 23 1,885
France Girls 2021 #400 6 3,185
PA Boys 0 #403 79 9,305
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
PH Boys 0 #405 4 11,440
GT Boys 0 #409 66 7,625
UY Boys 0 #410 4 5,922
CR Girls 0 #413 120 11,342
PT Girls 0 #416 36 7,952
RU Girls 0 #424 75 11,913
Spain 0 #430 23 2,326
Finland Girls 2026 #438 447 3,895
BO Girls 0 #442 177 9,488
UY Girls 0 #442 69 6,731
AR Boys 0 #457 11 7,628
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
CO 0 #467 14 7,768
AR Girls 0 #472 129 8,289
CR Boys 0 #476 12 10,188
United States Girls 2024 #490 478 8,487
IQ Girls 0 #490 15 11,303
KW Girls 0 #490 26 19,177
PS Girls 0 #493 31 10,981
SG Girls 0 #506 81 18,916
AE Girls 0 #515 39 20,968
IR Girls 0 #518 13 8,334
RU Boys 0 #522 5 12,621
BO Boys 0 #539 54 9,244
CM Boys 0 #540 11 12,054
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
IT 0 #558 158 4,183
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
Spain Girls 0 #568 474 5,561
BH 0 #580 8 17,937
IL Girls 0 #588 30 11,648
CL Boys 0 #619 47 13,390
IN Girls 0 #621 11 13,121
PE Girls 0 #622 364 14,861
BR Boys 0 #624 129 12,213
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
NG Girls 0 #666 122 15,093
CL Girls 0 #672 180 14,098
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
SG Boys 0 #734 6 17,960
QA Boys 0 #738 6 18,093
Germany Girls 0 #740 99 4,949
CO Girls 0 #743 362 16,140
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
MX Boys 0 #774 212 16,355
TN 0 #793 37 13,765
KW Boys 0 #799 8 18,755
CO Boys 0 #822 99 15,656
BR Girls 0 #833 109 12,708
PE Boys 0 #833 46 14,506
EG Girls 0 #844 116 14,742
SA Girls 0 #874 62 25,931
MY Girls 0 #890 105 24,821
United States Boys 2021 #906 5 7,214
Spain Boys 0 #907 24 5,610
OM Boys 0 #914 5 17,948
EG Boys 0 #919 7 15,035
NL Boys 0 #925 27 5,873
NG Boys 0 #996 6 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
MA 0 #1,093 36 20,986
MY Boys 0 #1,097 15 25,439
DZ 0 #1,109 68 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,119 60 25,619
TR 0 #1,129 83 19,440
AE Boys 0 #1,139 5 22,615
IT Boys 0 #1,375 97 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,589 26 28,008

Miranda is popular in 90 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
Norway

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People also ask about Miranda

Miranda is predominantly a girl's name.
Miranda is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /mɪˈrændə/ (mi-RAN-duh).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mira, Miri, Randa, Andra and Mir.
Across languages, Miranda has these equivalents: Mirandus (masculine Latin form), Mira (short form used in several languages).
Yes, very popular — Miranda ranked #1 in Ireland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 9 countries.
Miranda ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2024).
Miranda's popularity is rising. It moved from #405 in 2011 to #400 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 1 notable people named Miranda are in our database, including Miranda Cosgrove (Musician).