Amanda
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Amanda
Amanda may no longer be the most popular girls' name in her class, but it still holds appeal with its pleasing meaning and solid yet romantic sound. Its heyday however was back in the eighties when it skyrocketed alongside Samantha, Vanessa, Melissa, and co.
A classic of sorts, Amanda is a feminine form of Amandus, rediscovered, or recreated, by 17th century writers who were drawn to its Latin meaning, "lovable, worthy of love". It has appeared in various works of literature over the years, including Colley Cibber's play Love's Last Shift from 1696, Tennessee William's The Glass Menagerie from 1944, and Rumaan Alam's 2020 novel, Leave The World Behind.
The name came into familiar usage back in the 19th century and peaked in 1980 when it reached #2 on the charts. With a range of nicknames such as Andie, Mandy, Ami, Addie, and Amma, it made for a versatile choice.
Now in decline, more recent stats saw Amanda remain just inside the Top 500 in the US, given to around 630 girls in a recent year. If you'd prefer something similar but fresher, you might consider the French Amandine or Shakespearean Miranda.
Amanda is also given to boys.
Pronounced uh-MAN-duh.
As of October 2026, Amanda ranked #493 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2 in 1980, Nameberry popularity #520.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #310 | 1,060 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #313 | 1,033 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #326 | 1,005 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #336 | 966 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #368 | 855 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #406 | 769 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #444 | 695 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #473 | 660 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #459 | 691 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #483 | 634 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #496 | 617 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #493 | 601 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Amanda on lists
Famous Amandas
- Amanda Laura BynesGirl
American actress
- Amanda Michelle SeyfriedGirl
American actress
- Amanda Leigh "Mandy" MooreGirl
American singer and actress
- Amanda Blake (born Beverly Louise Neill)Girl
American actress
- Amanda Lepore (born Armand Lepore)Girl
American model
- Amanda ReiferGirl
musician of Barbadian band Cover Drive
- Amanda CrewGirl
Canadian actress
- Amanda PeetGirl
American actress
- Amanda Michael PlummerGirl
American actress, daughter of actor Christopher Plummer
- Amanda LearGirl
French singer and TV presenter
- Amanda JonesGirl
Miss USA 1973
- Amanda KesselGirl
American Olympic hockey player
- Amanda FullerGirl
American actress
- Amanda Nicole PerezGirl
American R&B singer
- Amanda Jo AdkinsGirl
American Olympic swimmer
- Amanda Ray BeardGirl
American Olympic swimmer
- Amanda RighettiGirl
American actress
- Amanda RipleyGirl
American journalist and author
- Amanda TappingGirl
English,Canadian actress
- Amanda LaineGirl
Canadian model
- Amanda Michelle ToddGirl
Canadian teen whose suicide raised cyberbullying awareness
- Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman PalmerGirl
American singer of band The Dresden Dolls
- Amanda QuickGirl
pseudonym of novelist Jayne Ann Krentz
- Amanda Harlech (born Amanda Jane Grieve)Girl
English fashion muse
- Amanda WakeleyGirl
English fashion designer
- Amanda EvoraGirl
American Olympic pair skater
- Amanda (Louisa Kretz Lameche)Girl
French pop singer
- Amanda "Mandy" DruryGirl
American TV journalist
- Amanda de CadenetGirl
English photographer and TV presenter
- Amanda Louise HoldenGirl
English actress and TV presenter
- Amanda Randolph HearstGirl
American heiress and model
- Amanda FreitagGirl
American celebrity chef
- Amanda Marie KnoxGirl
American woman imprisoned in Italy
- Amanda CoetzerGirl
South African tennis player
- Amanda Katherine AnkaGirl
Bateman, American actress
- Amanda Jeanette DetmerGirl
American actress
- Azealia Amanda BanksGirl
American singer
- Amanda Kate LambertGirl
daughter of singer Nancy Sinatra
- Amanda CavendishGirl
12th Duchess of Devonshire
- Amanda Felicitas SteptoGirl
Canadian actress
- Amanda Brooke FeinGirl
American actress; twin sister Caitlin Fein
- Amanda Abbington (born Amanda Jane Smith)Girl
English actress
- Amanda Joy "A.J." MichalkaGirl
American singer/actress of duo 78Violet
- Amanda PaysGirl
English actress
- Amanda "Mandy" Lee DuffyGirl
American singer of band MisterWives
- Amanda Jo WeirGirl
American swimmer
- Amanda Lynn SteeleGirl
American YouTube beauty vlogger and model
- (Karin) Amanda BergmanGirl
Swedish musician and songwriter
- Amanda VirkkunenGirl
Finnish rhythmic gymnast
- Amanda WellshGirl
Brazilian model
- Amanda Williford AKA Willa FordGirl
American Singer and Actress
- Amanda Lehan-CantoGirl
American actress and member of Smosh
Amanda in pop culture
- Amanda "Mandy" BaxterGirl
character on Last Man Standing.
- Amanda RollinsGirl
character on TV's "Law & Order: SVU"
- Amanda WingfieldGirl
character in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie"
- AmandaGirl
character in the Kingdom Keepers series by Ridley Pearson
- Amanda BonnerGirl
character in movie "Adam's Rib"
- Amanda BeckettGirl
character in movie "Can't Hardly Wait"
- Amanda ClarkeGirl
birth name of character Emily Thorne on TV's "Revenge"
- Amanda Jean King (nee West)Girl
character on 1980's TV show "Scarecrow and Mrs. King"
- Amanda KruegerGirl
mother of Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street series
- Amanda CollinsGirl
character on TV's "Nikita"
- Amanda GraysonGirl
character on TV's "Star Trek"
- Amanda TannerGirl
character on TV's "Scandal"
- AmandaGirl
character on TV's "Shameless" US
- Amanda "Mandy" MilkovichGirl
character on TV's "Shameless" US
- Amanda EllerbyGirl
character in the Willow Falls series by Wendy Mass
- Amanda De SantaGirl
character in Grand Theft Auto video games
- Amanda LemmonGirl
character in movie "It Takes Two"
- Amanda Mueller aka The Black WombGirl
character in X,Men comics
- Amanda WallerGirl
character in DC Comics
- Amanda YoungGirl
character in Saw movies
- Amanda BentleyGirl
main character in "Amanda" by Candice F. Ransom
- Amanda RipleyGirl
daughter of Ellen Ripley in the "Alien" series
- Amanda BrotzmanGirl
character in "Dirk Gently's Holictic Detective Agency"
- AmandaGirl
character in "Dream Daddy"
- "AmandaGirl
" 2009 movie and main character
- "Amanda"Girl
song by Boston
- "AmandaGirl
" children's book by Wolo Von Trutzschler, about a snake named Amanda
- Amanda WoodwardGirl
character on the TV series "Melrose Place" played by Heather Locklear