Given name & surname
Amanda
“one who is much loved”
Amanda is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “one who is much loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “one who is much loved.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Amanda is a feminine form of AMANDUS.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amanda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 792,774
- 2,136 boys · 790,638 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 41,909 babies
- 2025
- 601
- #493 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 601 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 493 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 41,786 in 1987. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (82). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 698,989 as a first name in 2020; 208 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amanda’s family of names
In English usage, Amanda has a diminutive in Amy. In English usage, Amanda shares an earlier linguistic root with Aimee. In German usage, Amanda has a related form in Manda.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Amanda has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
9 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 21
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Amanda
- Amanda SeyfriedAmerican actress (born 1985)
- Amanda PeetAmerican actressborn 1972
- Ava MaxAmerican singer and songwriter (born 1994)
- Mandy MooreAmerican actress and singer (born 1984)
- Amanda BynesAmerican actress and fashion designer (born 1986)
- Amanda GormanAmerican poet and activist (born 1998)
- Amanda LearFrench singer, actress, television presenterborn 1939
- Amanda TappingEnglish-born Canadian actressborn 1965
- Amanda RighettiAmerican actressborn 1983
Characters named Amanda: Amanda Waller (DC Comics character), Amanda Young (the Saw franchise), Amanda Ripley (the Alien franchise).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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