Given name
Amadea
“Loved by God”·“one who rejoices”·“one who is loved by all”
Amadea is a variant of Amadi. One African interpretation is “one who rejoices.” Amadea is a variant of Amada. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is loved by all.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Amadea carries the interpretation “Loved by God.” Amadea is a variant of Amadi. One African interpretation is “one who rejoices.” Amadea is a variant of Amada. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is loved by all.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Amadea is used as a feminine counterpart of Amedeo.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amadea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 140
- 0 boys · 140 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,491 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,491 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amadea’s family of names
Amadea is a feminine form of Amedeo. Amadea has a related form in Amada. Amadea has a related form in Amadi.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Amadea
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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