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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1980 · 35,811 births
- Debut · girls
- 241 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 46 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 790,638since 1880
Amanda over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #493 | 601 | — | |
| 2024 | #495 | 621 | — | |
| 2023 | #483 | 636 | — | |
| 2022 | #459 | 691 | — | |
| 2021 | #473 | 660 | — | |
| 2020 | #444 | 695 | — | |
| 2019 | #405 | 770 | — | |
| 2018 | #368 | 855 | — | |
| 2017 | #335 | 968 | — | |
| 2016 | #326 | 1,005 | — | |
| 2015 | #313 | 1,034 | — | |
| 2014 | #310 | 1,060 | — | |
| 2013 | #297 | 1,076 | — | |
| 2012 | #262 | 1,236 | — | |
| 2011 | #224 | 1,413 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #188 | 1,664 | — | |
| 2009 | #165 | 1,963 | — | |
| 2008 | #137 | 2,451 | — | |
| 2007 | #111 | 3,051 | #10,921 | 6 |
| 2006 | #100 | 3,362 | #7,427 | 10 |
| 2005 | #79 | 4,099 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #67 | 4,697 | #4,421 | 19 |
| 2003 | #54 | 5,354 | #7,245 | 9 |
| 2002 | #46 | 6,145 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #39 | 6,980 | #6,013 | 11 |
| 2000 | #32 | 8,558 | #5,920 | 11 |
| 1999 | #22 | 9,750 | #4,537 | 15 |
| 1998 | #19 | 10,928 | #4,650 | 14 |
| 1997 | #16 | 12,243 | #3,064 | 24 |
| 1996 | #13 | 13,980 | #3,021 | 24 |
| 1995 | #9 | 16,354 | #2,400 | 32 |
| 1994 | #8 | 18,718 | #1,977 | 42 |
| 1993 | #8 | 20,811 | #2,209 | 35 |
| 1992 | #3 | 25,039 | #1,677 | 51 |
| 1991 | #4 | 28,896 | #1,545 | 56 |
| 1990 | #4 | 34,413 | #1,086 | 96 |
| 1989 | #4 | 36,834 | #870 | 134 |
| 1988 | #3 | 39,459 | #858 | 122 |
| 1987 | #3 | 41,786 | #844 | 123 |
| 1986 | #3 | 40,532 | #800 | 129 |
| 1985 | #4 | 39,055 | #740 | 143 |
| 1984 | #4 | 33,915 | #840 | 109 |
| 1983 | #3 | 33,749 | #862 | 103 |
| 1982 | #3 | 34,214 | #853 | 108 |
| 1981 | #3 | 34,372 | #890 | 100 |
| 1980 | #2 | 35,811 | #967 | 86 |
| 1979 | #3 | 31,924 | #826 | 111 |
| 1978 | #6 | 20,520 | #969 | 79 |
| 1977 | #9 | 18,278 | #1,099 | 62 |
| 1976 | #10 | 15,588 | #1,010 | 67 |
| 1975 | #14 | 12,657 | #1,280 | 45 |
| 1974 | #34 | 7,473 | #1,832 | 25 |
| 1973 | #51 | 5,625 | #2,124 | 19 |
| 1972 | #76 | 4,180 | #2,819 | 12 |
| 1971 | #84 | 4,130 | #2,973 | 11 |
| 1970 | #108 | 3,545 | #2,891 | 11 |
| 1969 | #122 | 2,815 | #2,217 | 15 |
| 1968 | #132 | 2,431 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #131 | 2,660 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #148 | 2,331 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #201 | 1,649 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #245 | 1,276 | — | |
| 1963 | #283 | 1,032 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #300 | 948 | — | |
| 1961 | #283 | 1,056 | — | |
| 1960 | #296 | 978 | — | |
| 1959 | #317 | 858 | — | |
| 1958 | #335 | 791 | — | |
| 1957 | #351 | 670 | — | |
| 1956 | #346 | 639 | — | |
| 1955 | #415 | 453 | — | |
| 1954 | #419 | 428 | — | |
| 1953 | #418 | 427 | — | |
| 1952 | #414 | 416 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #411 | 409 | — | |
| 1950 | #410 | 380 | — | |
| 1949 | #434 | 333 | — | |
| 1948 | #457 | 306 | — | |
| 1947 | #464 | 310 | — | |
| 1946 | #476 | 273 | — | |
| 1945 | #425 | 280 | — | |
| 1944 | #467 | 237 | — | |
| 1943 | #439 | 284 | — | |
| 1942 | #416 | 295 | — | |
| 1941 | #468 | 223 | — | |
| 1940 | #453 | 218 | — | |
| 1939 | #491 | 185 | — | |
| 1938 | #479 | 192 | — | |
| 1937 | #496 | 176 | — | |
| 1936 | #465 | 192 | — | |
| 1935 | #442 | 213 | — | |
| 1934 | #468 | 189 | — | |
| 1933 | #464 | 200 | — | |
| 1932 | #452 | 213 | — | |
| 1931 | #445 | 209 | — | |
| 1930 | #478 | 196 | — | |
| 1929 | #455 | 209 | — | |
| 1928 | #431 | 247 | — | |
| 1927 | #454 | 234 | — | |
| 1926 | #388 | 311 | — | |
| 1925 | #390 | 309 | — | |
| 1924 | #369 | 341 | — | |
| 1923 | #347 | 362 | — | |
| 1922 | #353 | 341 | — | |
| 1921 | #332 | 392 | — | |
| 1920 | #335 | 379 | — | |
| 1919 | #326 | 379 | — | |
| 1918 | #320 | 397 | — | |
| 1917 | #292 | 445 | — | |
| 1916 | #292 | 421 | — | |
| 1915 | #287 | 412 | — | |
| 1914 | #268 | 375 | — | |
| 1913 | #251 | 346 | — | |
| 1912 | #254 | 310 | — | |
| 1911 | #234 | 280 | — | |
| 1910 | #229 | 278 | — | |
| 1909 | #212 | 271 | — | |
| 1908 | #208 | 260 | — | |
| 1907 | #190 | 285 | — | |
| 1906 | #190 | 260 | — | |
| 1905 | #168 | 311 | — | |
| 1904 | #169 | 294 | — | |
| 1903 | #184 | 247 | — | |
| 1902 | #164 | 301 | — | |
| 1901 | #155 | 317 | — | |
| 1900 | #154 | 377 | — | |
| 1899 | #144 | 326 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #137 | 371 | — | |
| 1897 | #136 | 354 | — | |
| 1896 | #129 | 367 | — | |
| 1895 | #115 | 431 | — | |
| 1894 | #112 | 418 | — | |
| 1893 | #113 | 387 | — | |
| 1892 | #102 | 455 | — | |
| 1891 | #105 | 371 | — | |
| 1890 | #104 | 392 | — | |
| 1889 | #97 | 413 | — | |
| 1888 | #97 | 404 | — | |
| 1887 | #96 | 338 | — | |
| 1886 | #91 | 370 | — | |
| 1885 | #90 | 339 | — | |
| 1884 | #92 | 337 | — | |
| 1883 | #94 | 287 | — | |
| 1882 | #91 | 288 | — | |
| 1881 | #87 | 263 | — | |
| 1880 | #89 | 241 | — | |
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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Jersey#61 · 1 in 336
- Connecticut#75 · 1 in 315
- New York#86 · 1 in 462
- Florida#89 · 1 in 443
- Massachusetts#95 · 1 in 423
Best ever in a state: #1 in Kentucky, 1979.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #61 | 114 | 1 in 336 |
| Connecticut | #75 | 40 | 1 in 315 |
| New York | #86 | 205 | 1 in 462 |
| Florida | #89 | 186 | 1 in 443 |
| Massachusetts | #95 | 62 | 1 in 423 |
| Pennsylvania | #145 | 82 | 1 in 666 |
| California | #152 | 285 | 1 in 766 |
| Hawaii | #169 | 7 | 1 in 481 |
| Illinois | #171 | 78 | 1 in 811 |
| Missouri | #171 | 36 | 1 in 778 |
| New Hampshire | #176 | 6 | 1 in 657 |
| Indiana | #178 | 40 | 1 in 792 |
| Nevada | #181 | 16 | 1 in 716 |
| Texas | #183 | 187 | 1 in 891 |
| Colorado | #185 | 31 | 1 in 769 |
| Delaware | #186 | 5 | 1 in 549 |
| Ohio | #192 | 60 | 1 in 907 |
| Utah | #197 | 24 | 1 in 794 |
| Mississippi | #201 | 15 | 1 in 784 |
| Washington | #202 | 36 | 1 in 871 |
| Montana | #204 | 5 | 1 in 590 |
| South Dakota | #209 | 5 | 1 in 606 |
| Wisconsin | #216 | 28 | 1 in 875 |
| Arizona | #225 | 35 | 1 in 958 |
| Arkansas | #226 | 14 | 1 in 843 |
| Georgia | #226 | 48 | 1 in 1,057 |
| Michigan | #241 | 39 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Minnesota | #246 | 23 | 1 in 1,078 |
| New Mexico | #252 | 9 | 1 in 891 |
| Oregon | #254 | 16 | 1 in 977 |
| Tennessee | #255 | 27 | 1 in 1,130 |
| Virginia | #257 | 32 | 1 in 1,147 |
| Kentucky | #264 | 17 | 1 in 1,134 |
| Idaho | #265 | 7 | 1 in 967 |
| North Carolina | #295 | 34 | 1 in 1,365 |
| Iowa | #304 | 11 | 1 in 1,202 |
| Kansas | #310 | 11 | 1 in 1,251 |
| Maryland | #318 | 17 | 1 in 1,454 |
| West Virginia | #323 | 5 | 1 in 1,358 |
| Nebraska | #327 | 7 | 1 in 1,172 |
| Oklahoma | #328 | 13 | 1 in 1,325 |
| Alabama | #393 | 12 | 1 in 1,668 |
| Louisiana | #512 | 9 | 1 in 2,295 |
| South Carolina | #582 | 7 | 1 in 2,651 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,280 | #87 (1881) | #92 |
| 1890s | 3,872 | #102 (1892) | #120 |
| 1900s | 2,923 | #154 (1900) | #179 |
| 1910s | 3,643 | #229 (1910) | #275 |
| 1920s | 3,125 | #332 (1921) | #385 |
| 1930s | 1,965 | #442 (1935) | #468 |
| 1940s | 2,759 | #416 (1942) | #450 |
| 1950s | 5,471 | #317 (1959) | #384 |
| 1960s | 17,176 | #122 (1969) | #214 |
| 1970s | 123,920 | #3 (1979) | #40 |
| 1980s | 369,727 | #2 (1980) | #3 |
| 1990s | 191,132 | #3 (1992) | #11 |
| 2000s | 46,660 | #32 (2000) | #83 |
| 2010s | 11,081 | #188 (2010) | #303 |
| 2020s | 3,904 | #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 2009
girls
#165
1,963 births · 1 in 936 girls
Top girls' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 936 of them was named Amanda, which outranked 99.2% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.