Amanda

Girl Latin #483 in 2023

Amanda is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Amanda

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved". Taken into regular use as an English given name from 18th-century literature.

Popularity of Amanda

Popularity, 1880–2023

634 births in 2023

1880 2023

789,398 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1987

41,909 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.