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I really like it, and I think it's quite gorgeous in sound, i also like the nn Mira. That said I used to think of it as a harsh snooty name until I met one who was the nicest girl in the world. There was this one girl S at our school who was cruel to everyone and Miranda still made an attempt to comfort her when she was sad and looked after all those around her. She made such a good impression, she was so forgiving and kind, quite underappreciated really, that I started to not hate the name and over time I've grown to like it. She's 17 now, but I wouldn't find it odd at all to meet a Miranda in her mid-20s.

I know two Mirandas, one college-aged and the other around 50. I think it works for any age.

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I love this name, and I associate it most strongly with The Tempest. To me, a Miranda is strong, kind, but maybe a little untested by life. I usually picture a beautiful redhaired woman when I hear it, probably because of the painting Miranda and the Tempest by John Waterhouse.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Miranda_-_The_Tempest_JWW.jpg

I used to love Miranda. When I hear the name I picture a brown haired little princess girl but now I have a Miranda (aged 17) in my class in school and she is everything I expected a Miranda not to be. But I think the name is good and I wouldn't find it strange to meet a Miranda in her mid-20a.

The only Miranda I know in person is my mum who is in her late 50s. Her nickname as a child was Mandy (which doesn't suit her at all now!) I wouldn't be surprised to find one in her mid-20s. I don't associate it with any particular age group as it's never been popular in Britain.

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I like it. I would expect a Miranda to be elegant, sophisticated, intelligent and maybe a bit arty.

I'm British and I know a Miranda aged 23.

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Personally, it's not really my style, but it is a pretty sounding name.

I'm mainly reminded of the Shakespeare character. It's a pretty name, I don't find it snooty or dated.

A good friend of mine is a Miranda and she is 33 (I am in Australia).
I think Miranda is a nice name, fresh and and a much more pleasant sound than Melinda or Marinda.

I'm not the biggest fan of Miranda. I have always found it kind of clunky and imagined it on a really quiet awkward girl. The other thing is that it reminds me of 'miranda warning'- like have you read her her miranda rights? Law student/crime tv buff here :-p

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Besides all that, I wouldn't find it strange to meet a 20 something Miranda. It isn't really a name that has ever been common for a particular age group (that I know of), just one that has always kind of been around.

I've never met a Miranda any name, but I think it would work for a girl in her 20s. I like the name

I work with a Miranda in her late 20s.

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So it's not odd. She's far from what I expected of one, though - I always thought of someone quiet, pretty and slightly exotic but she's pretty down to earth and not that pretty. She's cool, though.

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I used to adore it but lately I've been pretty meh on it, probably because it lost its' exotic flair when I met one - which is odd. My niece is Miranda but she's never called anything BUT Mira, so I suppose I never thought of her as one.

I know two Miranda's, both in their mid 20's, so it wouldn't be strange for me meeting another one.

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I like it, but it does sound a bit snooty, mainly because one of the Miranda's I know is horrible.