girl's name
Maranda
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 11,603
Maranda is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1994, when 616 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1886.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Maranda over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 |
| 1890s | 42 |
| 1900s | 20 |
| 1910s | 23 |
| 1920s | 39 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 84 |
| 1960s | 144 |
| 1970s | 1,337 |
| 1980s | 3,235 |
| 1990s | 4,502 |
| 2000s | 1,587 |
| 2010s | 367 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 34 |
How popular is Maranda?
In 2025, Maranda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Maranda is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Maranda
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maranda also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maranda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maranda
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maranda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maranda
How popular is the name Maranda?
In 2025, Maranda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Maranda a girl's or a boy's name?
Maranda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Maranda?
Maranda has 3 syllables.
When was Maranda most popular?
Maranda peaked in 1994, when 616 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Maranda a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maranda currently ranks #15,205 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.