Amanda

Amanda

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 264 babies (rank #170 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

2,160

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

264

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	264	#170
1997	180	#226
1998	146	#265
1999	114	#303
2000	93	#357
2001	85	#378
2002	60	#501
2003	89	#405
2004	97	#392
2005	84	#439
2006	79	#485
2007	96	#426
2008	96	#440
2009	92	#456
2010	94	#450
2011	85	#499
2012	95	#470
2013	70	#584
2014	64	#630
2015	91	#475
2016	86	#504

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

264

#170

1997

180

#226

1998

146

#265

1999

114

#303

2000

#357

2001

#378

2002

#501

2003

#405

2004

#392

2005

#439

2006

#485

2007

#426

2008

#440

2009

#456

2010

#450

2011

#499

2012

#470

2013

#584

2014

#630

2015

#475

2016

#504

Meaning

Numerology of Amanda

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Amanda

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