Amanda

#493 for girls in 2025, 601 births · Last seen for boys in 2011 at #12,287
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1980 · 35,811 births
Debut · girls
241 births
In top 100 · girls
46 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
790,638
since 1880

Amanda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #2, 1980girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#493601—
2024#495621—
2023#483636—
2022#459691—
2021#473660—
2020#444695—
2019#405770—
2018#368855—
2017#335968—
2016#3261,005—
2015#3131,034—
2014#3101,060—
2013#2971,076—
2012#2621,236—
2011#2241,413#12,2875
2010#1881,664—
2009#1651,963—
2008#1372,451—
2007#1113,051#10,9216
2006#1003,362#7,42710
2005#794,099#7,6409
2004#674,697#4,42119
2003#545,354#7,2459
2002#466,145#8,4567
2001#396,980#6,01311
2000#328,558#5,92011
1999#229,750#4,53715
1998#1910,928#4,65014
1997#1612,243#3,06424
1996#1313,980#3,02124
1995#916,354#2,40032
1994#818,718#1,97742
1993#820,811#2,20935
1992#325,039#1,67751
1991#428,896#1,54556
1990#434,413#1,08696
1989#436,834#870134
1988#339,459#858122
1987#341,786#844123
1986#340,532#800129
1985#439,055#740143
1984#433,915#840109
1983#333,749#862103
1982#334,214#853108
1981#334,372#890100
1980#235,811#96786
1979#331,924#826111
1978#620,520#96979
1977#918,278#1,09962
1976#1015,588#1,01067
1975#1412,657#1,28045
1974#347,473#1,83225
1973#515,625#2,12419
1972#764,180#2,81912
1971#844,130#2,97311
1970#1083,545#2,89111
1969#1222,815#2,21715
1968#1322,431#3,6736
1967#1312,660#2,35212
1966#1482,331#2,9868
1965#2011,649#3,9305
1964#2451,276—
1963#2831,032#4,0485
1962#300948—
1961#2831,056—
1960#296978—
1959#317858—
1958#335791—
1957#351670—
1956#346639—
1955#415453—
1954#419428—
1953#418427—
1952#414416#3,7345
1951#411409—
1950#410380—
1949#434333—
1948#457306—
1947#464310—
1946#476273—
1945#425280—
1944#467237—
1943#439284—
1942#416295—
1941#468223—
1940#453218—
1939#491185—
1938#479192—
1937#496176—
1936#465192—
1935#442213—
1934#468189—
1933#464200—
1932#452213—
1931#445209—
1930#478196—
1929#455209—
1928#431247—
1927#454234—
1926#388311—
1925#390309—
1924#369341—
1923#347362—
1922#353341—
1921#332392—
1920#335379—
1919#326379—
1918#320397—
1917#292445—
1916#292421—
1915#287412—
1914#268375—
1913#251346—
1912#254310—
1911#234280—
1910#229278—
1909#212271—
1908#208260—
1907#190285—
1906#190260—
1905#168311—
1904#169294—
1903#184247—
1902#164301—
1901#155317—
1900#154377—
1899#144326#1,0515
1898#137371—
1897#136354—
1896#129367—
1895#115431—
1894#112418—
1893#113387—
1892#102455—
1891#105371—
1890#104392—
1889#97413—
1888#97404—
1887#96338—
1886#91370—
1885#90339—
1884#92337—
1883#94287—
1882#91288—
1881#87263—
1880#89241—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Amanda was already there! It came in at #89, and was given to 241 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1927–1941, when fewer than 250 girls a year got the name.

Where Amanda is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedMNIllinois: #450 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,798 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedWIMichigan: #462 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,654 girlsMINew York: #536 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 7,935 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedIAIndiana: #290 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,990 girlsINOhio: #455 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,095 girlsOHPennsylvania: #555 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,225 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #357 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 3,154 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #345 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,936 girlsMOKentucky: #251 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,097 girlsKYWest Virginia: #399 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,583 girlsWVVirginia: #369 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,885 girlsVAMaryland: #380 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,561 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedKSArkansas: #414 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,268 girlsARTennessee: #365 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,670 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #282 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,099 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #326 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,762 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #376 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,608 girlsOKLouisiana: #275 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsLAMississippi: #269 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,667 girlsMSAlabama: #254 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,674 girlsALGeorgia: #269 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,993 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Amanda, so not publishedHITexas: #405 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,190 girlsTXFlorida: #343 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,829 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#251 · 1 in 2,097
  2. Alabama#254 · 1 in 1,674
  3. Mississippi#269 · 1 in 1,667
  4. Georgia#269 · 1 in 1,993
  5. Louisiana#275 · 1 in 1,619

Best ever in a state: #1 in Kentucky, 1979.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#251161 in 2,097
Alabama#254221 in 1,674
Georgia#269211 in 1,993
Mississippi#269171 in 1,667
Louisiana#275211 in 1,619
North Carolina#282231 in 2,099
Indiana#290141 in 2,990
South Carolina#326101 in 2,762
Florida#343101 in 2,829
Missouri#345101 in 3,936
California#357361 in 3,154
Tennessee#365101 in 3,670
Virginia#36991 in 3,885
Oklahoma#37661 in 3,608
Maryland#38051 in 4,561
West Virginia#39951 in 4,583
Texas#405301 in 3,190
Arkansas#41451 in 4,268
Illinois#450151 in 5,798
Ohio#455121 in 7,095
Michigan#462111 in 6,654
New York#536181 in 7,935
Pennsylvania#555101 in 10,225
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Amanda
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#495 → #493)
  • 49 spots since 2020 (#444 → #493)
  • 180 spots since 2015 (#313 → #493)
  • Biggest jump: 69 spots in 1956 (#415 → #346)
  • Biggest drop: 66 spots in 1927 (#388 → #454)
Rise & fade · girls
100 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1980 at #2 (35,811 births)
  • Births halved by 1995, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: 20 yrs · run 1976–1995
  • Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1971–2006
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 42
  • Highest: 1 in 42 girls born in 1987 were named Amanda (2.4%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,674 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
  • Its best rank, #2 in 1980, was only 1 in 46 (2.2%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 46.8% of all girls named Amanda (369,727) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #87 (1881) → #496 (1937) → #2 (1980)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,280#87 (1881)#92
1890s3,872#102 (1892)#120
1900s2,923#154 (1900)#179
1910s3,643#229 (1910)#275
1920s3,125#332 (1921)#385
1930s1,965#442 (1935)#468
1940s2,759#416 (1942)#450
1950s5,471#317 (1959)#384
1960s17,176#122 (1969)#214
1970s123,920#3 (1979)#40
1980s369,727#2 (1980)#3
1990s191,132#3 (1992)#11
2000s46,660#32 (2000)#83
2010s11,081#188 (2010)#303
2020s3,904#444 (2020)#475

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Amanda in 1950

girls
#410
380 births · 1 in 4,508 girls

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #410Amanda380
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 4,508 of them was named Amanda, which outranked 93.3% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Amanda
  1. #406Tamara387
  2. #408Shannon382
  3. #409Marilynn381
  4. #410Amanda380
  5. #411Dona378
  6. #412Ruthie377
  7. #413Fay376
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1950 →