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Amanda

Girl

Meaning of Amanda: Latin: 'worthy of love'

Amanda is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 491st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1036th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#491

601 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1036

33 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

792,774

First recorded 1880 · peak 1987

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 34,472 babies1982: 34,322 babies1983: 33,852 babies1984: 34,024 babies1985: 39,198 babies1986: 40,661 babies1987: 41,909 babies1988: 39,581 babies1989: 36,968 babies1990: 34,509 babies19901991: 28,952 babies1992: 25,090 babies1993: 20,846 babies1994: 18,760 babies1995: 16,386 babies1996: 14,004 babies1997: 12,267 babies1998: 10,942 babies1999: 9,765 babies2000: 8,569 babies20002001: 6,991 babies2002: 6,152 babies2003: 5,363 babies2004: 4,716 babies2005: 4,108 babies2006: 3,372 babies2007: 3,057 babies2008: 2,451 babies2009: 1,963 babies2010: 1,664 babies20102011: 1,418 babies2012: 1,236 babies2013: 1,076 babies2014: 1,060 babies2015: 1,034 babies2016: 1,005 babies2017: 968 babies2018: 855 babies2019: 770 babies2020: 695 babies20202021: 660 babies2022: 691 babies2023: 636 babies2024: 621 babies2025: 601 babies
US babies named Amanda per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 41,909.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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