Given name

Amandah

“one who is much loved”

In English use, Amandah has a related form in Amanda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is much loved.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In English use, Amandah has a related form in Amanda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is much loved.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In English use, Amandah has a related form in Amanda. An origin associated with Amanda is Latin.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Amandah through the years

Babies since 1880
44
0 boys · 44 girls
Most popular year
1989
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Amandah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1984–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 112 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.

Amandah’s family of names

In English usage, Amandah has a related form in Amanda.

Walk Amandah’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Germanic languages

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Modern

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English

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Literary

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Sibling ideas

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