Amanda

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive name meaning "she who must be loved". It is common in countries where Germanic and Romance languages are spoken.

From Wikipedia

Amanda first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1987 with 41,786 babies (rank #3 that year). In 2024 it was given to 617 girls (rank #496). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Amanda

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Amanda yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

792,151

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

41,786

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Amanda

Amanda Seyfriedfilm actor · b. 1985
Amanda Peetfilm actor · b. 1972
Amanda Bynesactor · b. 1986
Amanda Gormanactivist · b. 1998
Amanda Learactor · b. 1939

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	241	#89
1881	263	#87
1882	288	#91
1883	287	#94
1884	337	#92
1885	339	#90
1886	370	#91
1887	338	#96
1888	404	#97
1889	413	#97
1890	392	#104
1891	371	#105
1892	455	#102
1893	387	#113
1894	418	#112
1895	431	#115
1896	367	#129
1897	354	#136
1898	371	#137
1899	326	#144
1900	377	#154
1901	317	#155
1902	301	#164
1903	247	#185
1904	294	#169
1905	311	#168
1906	260	#190
1907	285	#190
1908	260	#208
1909	271	#212
1910	278	#229
1911	280	#234
1912	310	#254
1913	346	#251
1914	375	#268
1915	412	#287
1916	421	#292
1917	445	#292
1918	397	#320
1919	379	#326
1920	379	#335
1921	392	#332
1922	341	#353
1923	362	#347
1924	341	#369
1925	309	#390
1926	311	#388
1927	234	#454
1928	247	#431
1929	209	#455
1930	196	#478
1931	209	#445
1932	213	#452
1933	200	#464
1934	189	#468
1935	213	#442
1936	192	#465
1937	176	#496
1938	192	#479
1939	185	#491
1940	218	#453
1941	223	#468
1942	295	#416
1943	284	#439
1944	238	#467
1945	280	#425
1946	273	#476
1947	310	#464
1948	306	#457
1949	333	#434
1950	380	#410
1951	409	#411
1952	416	#414
1953	427	#418
1954	428	#419
1955	453	#415
1956	639	#346
1957	670	#351
1958	792	#334
1959	859	#316
1960	976	#297
1961	1,056	#283
1962	948	#300
1963	1,034	#283
1964	1,275	#245
1965	1,649	#201
1966	2,331	#148
1967	2,659	#131
1968	2,431	#132
1969	2,814	#122
1970	3,546	#108
1971	4,130	#84
1972	4,181	#76
1973	5,626	#51
1974	7,473	#34
1975	12,656	#14
1976	15,589	#10
1977	18,280	#9
1978	20,519	#6
1979	31,925	#3
1980	35,811	#2
1981	34,373	#3
1982	34,214	#3
1983	33,750	#3
1984	33,913	#4
1985	39,056	#4
1986	40,532	#3
1987	41,786	#3
1988	39,459	#3
1989	36,834	#4
1990	34,413	#4
1991	28,896	#4
1992	25,039	#3
1993	20,811	#8
1994	18,718	#8
1995	16,354	#9
1996	13,980	#13
1997	12,243	#16
1998	10,928	#19
1999	9,749	#22
2000	8,558	#32
2001	6,979	#39
2002	6,145	#46
2003	5,354	#54
2004	4,691	#67
2005	4,097	#79
2006	3,362	#100
2007	3,048	#111
2008	2,448	#137
2009	1,962	#165
2010	1,664	#188
2011	1,413	#224
2012	1,236	#262
2013	1,075	#297
2014	1,060	#310
2015	1,033	#313
2016	1,005	#326
2017	966	#336
2018	855	#368
2019	769	#406
2020	695	#444
2021	660	#473
2022	691	#459
2023	634	#483
2024	617	#496