Top Names That Mean Loved

Amanda may no longer be the most popular girls' name in her class, but she is still among the prettiest and has a lovely meaning. Amanda was one of the romantic-sounding girls’ names that rocketed to stardom in the eighties, along with Samantha, Vanessa, et al.

This unusual name from the Nahuati or Aztec language sprang onto the US popularity list in 2006 made a brief appearance in the Top 300 before sliding down a bit. But even its current ranking, at Number 467, is pretty amazing for a name that many Americans have never heard of and evidence of the growing name diversity in the US.

Amias or Amyas is a unique name with an attractive sound and feel and a lovely meaning. Though it might sound like a Biblical name, it is not, but is a surname that may be related to Amadeus or even be a male version of Amy--which would make it one of the few boys' names to be derived from a girls'.