What Does The Name Amanda Mean?
First Name
792k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
141
in the U.S.
in 2010
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  1. Related Names
  2. Pronunciation
  3. Meanings and Origins
  4. Notable Persons Named Amanda
  5. Notable Persons With the Last Name Amanda
  6. Popularity by Year and Gender
  7. Regional Popularity
  8. Ethnicity Distribution
  9. Fun Facts
  10. What Amandas Have Visited This Page?
  11. Name Poster

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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Amanda mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Amanda

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  1. A user from Nigeria says the name Amanda is of Latin origin and means "Be loved by everyone,lovable,active,worthy of love,deserving to be loved".
  2. According to a user from Ireland, the name Amanda is of Latin origin and means "Beloved, worthy of love , Deserving to be loved, Loved very much by everyone".
  3. A user from the United States says the name Amanda is of Latin origin and means "She who is worthy of love".
  4. A user from Netherlands says the name Amanda is of Dutch origin and means "'Worthy of love' or 'worthy of God's love/affection'".
  5. 2 people from Utah, U.S. agree the name Amanda is of Hebrew / Latin origin and means "Beloved, worthy of love".
  6. According to a user from South Africa, the name Amanda is of Latin origin and means "worthy to be loved////////Beloved".
  7. According to a user from New York, U.S., the name Amanda is of Latin origin and means "Lovable/Worthy of love".
  8. According to a user from Wisconsin, U.S., the name Amanda means "Loveable; Worthy of love".
  9. 6 people from all over the world agree the name Amanda is of Latin origin and means "Worthy of love".
  10. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Amanda means "To be loved or worthy of love".
  11. According to 3 people from all over the world, the name Amanda is of English origin and means "Love".
  12. According to 2 people from Italy and South Africa, the name Amanda is of Italian / African origin and means "Lovely".
  13. According to 2 people from the United States and Jamaica, the name Amanda is of Jamaican origin and means "Gift from god".
  14. 2 submissions from Jamaica and the United States agree the name Amanda means "Lovable" and is of Spanish origin.
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Wiktionary

From Latin Amanda, feminine form of the saint's name Amandus, gerund of amāre (“to love”): thus meaning "worthy of being loved" or "worthy of love". Taken into regular use as an English given name from 18th-century literature.

  1. A female given name from Latin.

Amanda was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Tagalog

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Notable Persons Named Amanda

Amanda Nunes

Amanda was born on May 30th, 1988 in Salvador, Bahia.

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Amanda Knox

Amanda Knox is a writer. Amanda was given the name Amanda Marie Knox on July 9th, 1987 in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

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Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried is an actor, singing, model (people), actress, singer, and model. She has been prominent since 1996. Amanda was given the name Amanda Michelle Seyfried on December 3rd, 1985 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Mandy Moore

Mandy Moore is a singer-songwriter, actress, model, and fashion designer. Her ongoing career started in 1999. Mandy was given the name Amanda Leigh Moore on April 10th, 1984 in Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.

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Portia de Rossi

Portia de Rossi is an actress, model, and philanthropist. She has been prominent since 1994. Portia was given the name Amanda Lee Rogers on January 31st, 1973 in Horsham, Victoria, Australia. Portia is also known as Portia Lee James DeGeneres.

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Amanda Holden

Amanda Holden is an actress, presenter, and singer. She was most prominent from 1991 to present. Amanda was given the name Amanda Louise Holden on February 16th, 1971 in Portsmouth.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Amanda

Amanda

Amanda is a spy, assassin, interrogation, psychologist, physician, personal stylist, director-general, espionage, and assassination.

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Amanda du-Pont

Amanda du-Pont is an actress, businesswoman, voice-over artist, television presenter, live event mc, and brand ambassador. Amanda was given the name Amanda on June 26th, 1988 in Manzini, Swaziland.

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Rachel Amanda

Rachel Amanda is an actress, singer, and model. She was most prominent from 1999 to present. Rachel was given the name Rachel Amanda Aurora on January 1st, 1995 in Jakarta.

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Lia Amanda

Lia Amanda is an actress. Lia was born on September 2nd, 1932 in Rome.

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Iheoma Nnadi

Iheoma was given the name Iheoma Nnadi Amanda on May 15th, 1995.

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How popular is the baby name Amanda in the U.S.?

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Year Total Babies Born Girls Born Boys Born Ranking
1880 241 241 0 #89 girl name
1881 263 263 0 #87 girl name
1882 288 288 0 #91 girl name
1883 287 287 0 #94 girl name
1884 337 337 0 #92 girl name
1885 339 339 0 #90 girl name
1886 370 370 0 #92 girl name
1887 338 338 0 #97 girl name
1888 404 404 0 #97 girl name
1889 413 413 0 #97 girl name
1890 392 392 0
1891 371 371 0
1892 455 455 0
1893 387 387 0
1894 418 418 0
1895 431 431 0
1896 367 367 0
1897 354 354 0
1898 371 371 0
1899 331 326 5
1900 377 377 0
1901 317 317 0
1902 301 301 0
1903 247 247 0
1904 294 294 0
1905 311 311 0
1906 260 260 0
1907 285 285 0
1908 260 260 0
1909 271 271 0
1910 278 278 0
1911 280 280 0
1912 310 310 0
1913 346 346 0
1914 375 375 0
1915 412 412 0
1916 421 421 0
1917 445 445 0
1918 397 397 0
1919 379 379 0
1920 379 379 0
1921 392 392 0
1922 341 341 0
1923 362 362 0
1924 341 341 0
1925 309 309 0
1926 311 311 0
1927 234 234 0
1928 247 247 0
1929 209 209 0
1930 196 196 0
1931 209 209 0
1932 213 213 0
1933 200 200 0
1934 189 189 0
1935 213 213 0
1936 192 192 0
1937 176 176 0
1938 192 192 0
1939 185 185 0
1940 218 218 0
1941 223 223 0
1942 295 295 0
1943 284 284 0
1944 238 238 0
1945 280 280 0
1946 273 273 0
1947 310 310 0
1948 306 306 0
1949 333 333 0
1950 380 380 0
1951 409 409 0
1952 421 416 5
1953 427 427 0
1954 428 428 0
1955 453 453 0
1956 640 640 0
1957 669 669 0
1958 792 792 0
1959 859 859 0
1960 976 976 0
1961 1,056 1,056 0
1962 948 948 0
1963 1,039 1,034 5
1964 1,276 1,276 0
1965 1,653 1,648 5
1966 2,339 2,331 8
1967 2,671 2,659 12
1968 2,438 2,432 6
1969 2,829 2,814 15
1970 3,557 3,546 11
1971 4,141 4,130 11 #84 girl name
1972 4,193 4,181 12 #76 girl name
1973 5,645 5,626 19 #51 girl name
1974 7,497 7,472 25 #34 girl name
1975 12,701 12,656 45 #14 girl name
1976 15,656 15,589 67 #10 girl name
1977 18,342 18,280 62 #9 girl name
1978 20,597 20,518 79 #7 girl name
1979 32,037 31,926 111 #3 girl name
1980 35,898 35,812 86 #2 girl name
1981 34,473 34,373 100 #3 girl name
1982 34,320 34,212 108 #3 girl name
1983 33,853 33,750 103 #3 girl name
1984 34,024 33,915 109 #4 girl name
1985 39,200 39,057 143 #4 girl name
1986 40,660 40,531 129 #3 girl name
1987 41,911 41,788 123 #3 girl name
1988 39,580 39,458 122 #3 girl name
1989 36,967 36,833 134 #4 girl name
1990 34,509 34,413 96 #4 girl name
1991 28,952 28,896 56 #4 girl name
1992 25,088 25,037 51 #3 girl name
1993 20,844 20,809 35 #8 girl name
1994 18,760 18,718 42 #8 girl name
1995 16,386 16,354 32 #9 girl name
1996 14,003 13,979 24 #13 girl name
1997 12,267 12,243 24 #16 girl name
1998 10,940 10,926 14 #19 girl name
1999 9,764 9,749 15 #22 girl name
2000 8,569 8,558 11 #32 girl name
2001 6,990 6,979 11 #39 girl name
2002 6,152 6,145 7 #46 girl name
2003 5,360 5,351 9 #55 girl name
2004 4,707 4,688 19 #67 girl name
2005 4,106 4,097 9 #79 girl name
2006 3,371 3,361 10
2007 3,053 3,047 6
2008 2,448 2,448 0
2009 1,960 1,960 0
2010 1,663 1,663 0
2011 1,417 1,412 5
2012 1,236 1,236 0
2013 1,075 1,075 0
2014 1,059 1,059 0
2015 1,033 1,033 0
2016 1,005 1,005 0
2017 964 964 0
2018 854 854 0
2019 769 769 0
2020 694 694 0
2021 659 659 0
2022 689 689 0
2023 629 629 0
* Years where the name was given to 5 or fewer babies will show zero to respect privacy.
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Where is the name Amanda popular?

International Interest for Amanda

Interest is based how many people viewed this name from each country and is scaled based on the total views by each country so that large countries do not always show the most interest. Darker blue on the map indicates that people in the country are more likely to search for this name.

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Popularity in the US

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Popularity of Amanda as a first name

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Common last names for Amanda

  • Johnson
  • Smith
  • Williams
  • Jones
  • Anderson
  • Miller
  • Brown
  • Davis
  • Wilson
  • Thomas
  • Nelson
  • Harris
  • Jackson
  • Taylor
  • Moore
  • Thompson
  • Martin
  • Lewis
  • Peterson
  • White
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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Amanda U.S.
White 66.67% 64.26%
African American 7.09% 11.96%
Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 7.80% 4.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
Hispanic or Latino 17.02% 16.26%

Of Last Name Amanda

People with the last name Amanda are most frequently White or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Amanda

  • What name lists does Amanda rank for?
    #27Most Popular Girl Names
    #18Fastest Rising Girl Names
  • How Popular is the name Amanda? Amanda is the 67th most popular name of all time. As a last name Amanda was the 122,314th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Amanda have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2023, the Social Security Administration has recorded 791,503 babies born with the first name Amanda in the United States. That's more than enough people named Amanda to occupy the country of Guyana with an estimated population of 784,894 (as of July 1, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Amanda? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 241 new born babies.
  • When was Amanda first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Amanda is Monday, May 18th, 1863.
  • What year had the most people named Amanda born? The highest recorded use of the first name Amanda was in 1987 with a total of 41,788 babies. That's a lot of babies named Amanda!
  • Random Amanda Factoid: According to the 1972 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Amanda ranks 22nd in popularity as a baby girl's name in Arkansas. Imagine that, 108 babies in Arkansas have the same name in 1972.
  • Weird things about the name Amanda: The name spelled backwards is Adnama. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Maanad. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Amanda? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 141 people with the last name Amanda.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Amanda? Amanda is one of the most unique last names recorded.
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