Given name
Laranda
“a flashy woman”
Laranda is a variant of Larhonda. One American interpretation is “a flashy woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Laranda is a variant of Larhonda. One American interpretation is “a flashy woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Laranda is a variant of Larhonda. An origin associated with Larhonda is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laranda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 284
- 0 boys · 284 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 267 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laranda’s family of names
Laranda has a related form in Larhonda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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