Given name & surname
Manda
“one who is much loved”
In German use, Manda is a short form of Amanda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is much loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Manda is a short form of Amanda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is much loved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Manda is a short form of Amanda. An origin associated with Amanda is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Manda is used as a shortened form of Amanda.
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
Manda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,294
- 0 boys · 3,294 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 102 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 102 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,257 as a first name in 2020; 1,048 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.
Manda’s family of names
In English usage, Manda is a diminutive of Amanda. Manda has a related form in Mandy. In German usage, Manda is a short form of Amanda.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Manda 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.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Manda
- Manda ScottBritish writerborn 1962
- Manda OphuisDutch singerborn 1980
- Manda Vijay MhatreIndian politician
- Manda JagannathIndian politician1951–2025
- Manda BjörlingSwedish actress1876–1960
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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