Given name & surname

Amande

“one who is much loved”

Amande is a variant of Amanda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is much loved.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Amande is a variant of Amanda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is much loved.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Amande is a variant of 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 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Amande through the years

Babies since 1880
19
0 boys · 19 girls
Most popular year
1987
9 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0246198020002025Highest share 19870.0
Amande in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1980–2025, 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 9 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Amande’s family of names

In French usage, Amande has a diminutive in Mandy. Amande has a related form in Amanda. In French usage, Amande has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Amanda.

Walk Amande’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Around the world

Amande has relatives in 3 languages.

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

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

Similar names

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Literary

Alyse

“noble” · “kind”

33RareEasing

>99% girls

Hebrew

Alona

“one who is as strong as an oak”

30RareEasing

>99% girls

 

Kassie

“an unheeded prophetess”

33RareEasing

>99% girls

Nature

Adrienne

“man from Hadria” · “a man from Hadria”

42UncommonCooling

1% boys · 99% girls

Modern

Aryn

“woman from Ireland”

30RareCooling

13% boys · 87% girls

 

Ashly

“ash” · “wood”

46UncommonRising fast

>99% girls

English

Sable

“one who is sleek”

35RareRising fast

5% boys · 95% girls

English · Nature

Afton

“from the Afton river”

32RareCooling

16% boys · 84% girls

Sibling ideas

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