Amanda

“Worthy of love” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #493 in the US (2025) · 80s

Amanda's best rank, #2, came in 1980; it has stepped well back to #493 today. Roughly 791,000 girls have been named Amanda since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Mandy is a short form of Amanda.

Around the world: #37 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #41 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #48 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025) · #52 in Norway (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Amandas

Amanda Seyfried — American actress (born 1985)
Amanda Peet — American actress
Amanda Bynes — American actress and fashion designer (born 1986)
Amanda Gorman — American poet and activist
Amanda Lear — French singer, actress, television presenter

In stories & tradition

Amanda Waller — Batman: Hush · Legends
Amanda Young — Saw · Dead by Daylight
Amanda Grayson — The Fire and the Rose · Avenger

What Amandas become

Among 2,013 notable people named Amanda:

Entertainers appear 1.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amanda Seyfried, American actress (born 1985).

Similar names: Nicole · Amber · Miranda · Stephanie · Alicia · Alison

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