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    The first name Amanda

    A girl’s name from Latin meaning “to love”, “who/which is to be loved”.

    Pronounced /əˈmændə/ 3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    Amanda means “to love”, “who/which is to be loved” in Latin.

    Derived from Latin Amanda, feminine form of the saint's name Amandus, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre (“to love”): thus meaning "who/which is to be loved". Taken into regular use as an English given name from 18th-century literature. Doublet of Aimee.

    More names that mean love.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 35 girls were named Amanda, making it the 983rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 264 births (#170).

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    2,622
    babies named Amanda, 1996–2025
    #983
    rank in 2025
    1996
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Amanda with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Amanda at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 601 girls born in the United States were named Amanda, the 493rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1987, when 41,786 were.

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    792,774
    babies named Amanda since 1880
    #493
    rank in 2025
    1987
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Amanda in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Ама́нда
    Amánda
    Bulgarian
    Αμάντα
    Amánta
    Greek
    Ама́нда
    Amánda
    Russian

    Spelled Amanda in Danish, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish too.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Amanda

    Famous people named Amanda

    112 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Amanda Seyfried
      American actress (born 1985)
    • Amanda Peet
      American actress, born 1972
    • Amanda Bynes
      American actress, rapper, artist, musician and fashion designer (born 1986)
    • Amanda Gorman
      American poet and activist (born 1998)
    • Amanda Lear
      French singer, actress, television presenter, born 1939
    • Amanda Tapping
      English-born Canadian actress, born 1965
    • Amanda Righetti
      American actress, born 1983
    • Amanda Palmer
      American musician (born 1976)
    • Amanda Plummer
      American actress, born 1957
    • Amanda Holden
      English actress, born 1971
    • Amanda Anisimova
      American tennis player, born 2001
    • Amanda Bearse
      American actress, comedian and director (born 1958)

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    Questions

    What does the name Amanda mean?
    Amanda means “to love”, “who/which is to be loved” in Latin.
    What is the origin of the name Amanda?
    Derived from Latin Amanda, feminine form of the saint's name Amandus, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre (“to love”): thus meaning "who/which is to be loved". Taken into regular use as an English given name from 18th-century literature. Doublet of Aimee.
    How popular is the name Amanda?
    In 2025, 35 girls born in England and Wales were named Amanda, ranking 983rd. Its peak was 1996, with 264 births.
    What are nicknames for Amanda?
    Common nicknames for Amanda include Mandy, Manda.
    Is Amanda a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 792,774 US babies named Amanda since 1880 were girls.
    When was Amanda most popular?
    1987 in the United States, when 41,786 babies were named Amanda, its highest rank at 3rd.
    How do you pronounce Amanda?
    Amanda is /əˈmændə/, 3 syllables.