Amanda
Coined from Latin amanda, worthy of love, a form of the verb amare, to love. Playwrights and poets of the seventeenth century introduced it as a name.
Amanda in 2025
Amanda was given to 601 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,008th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 5,516 babies born.
The history of Amanda
Amanda reached its highest point in 1987, when 41,909 babies were given the name, ranking 6th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 792,774 babies have been named Amanda. Half of them were born before 1986, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Amanda by decade
| Decade | Babies named Amanda | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,280 | 143 |
| 1890s | 3,877 | 152 |
| 1900s | 2,923 | 218 |
| 1910s | 3,643 | 344 |
| 1920s | 3,125 | 615 |
| 1930s | 1,965 | 798 |
| 1940s | 2,759 | 758 |
| 1950s | 5,476 | 583 |
| 1960s | 17,227 | 238 |
| 1970s | 124,362 | 11 |
| 1980s | 370,884 | 6 |
| 1990s | 191,521 | 8 |
| 2000s | 46,742 | 77 |
| 2010s | 11,086 | 405 |
| 2020s | 3,904 | 879 |
Where Amanda is heading
Amanda has fallen 42% over the past decade, from 1,034 babies in 2015 to 601 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1987 peak — Amanda is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Amanda
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Amanda.