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Maranda

/mɚˈændə/ · 100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Maranda has been given to about 11,436 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/mɚˈændə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 11,039
Median age today34 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Maranda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 616
  • Born in 20255
  • All time11,436

How popular is Maranda?

Its best year was 1994, when 616 babies were given the name, ranking 407th. The typical living American called Maranda is about 34 years old today.

Names that sound like Maranda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Miranda0.84
  2. Myranda0.84
  3. Amanda0.79
  4. Lawanda0.79
  5. Tawanda0.79
  6. Malinda0.74
  7. Lashanda0.72
  8. Mariana0.69

Middle names for Maranda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Maranda Rose0.85
  2. Maranda Louise0.85
  3. Maranda June0.84
  4. Maranda Pearl0.84
  5. Maranda Quinn0.84
  6. Maranda Nell0.84

Sibling names for Maranda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.87
  2. Bethanysister · 0.86
  3. Angelicasister · 0.86
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.85
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.84
  6. Johnathanbrother · 0.83

Where Maranda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Maranda White0.80
    2. Maranda Reyes0.80
    3. Maranda Nguyen0.80
    4. Maranda Lee0.80
    5. Maranda Hill0.80
    6. Maranda Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Maranda

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.