Amanda
Girl nameAmanda has been given to 792,774 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1987 and currently ranks #493 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /əˈmændə/
Derived from Latin Amanda, feminine form of the saint's name Amandus, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre (“to love”): thus meaning "who/which is to be loved". Taken into regular use as an English given name from 18th-century literature. Doublet of Aimee.
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
792,774
Peak year
1987 (41,909 babies)
Rank in 2025
#493 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -42%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Amanda
Amanda Seyfried
American actress (born 1985)
Amanda Peet
American actress
Mandy Moore
American actress and singer (born 1984)
Ava Max
American singer and songwriter (born 1994)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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