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Amanda

Girl

Origin of the name

Amanda comes from the Latin amanda, “worthy of being loved.”

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1987, with 41,786 births and the No. 3 spot that year. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 98% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 493. 47% of all babies named Amanda since 1880 were born in the 1980s.
790,638births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 3rank at its peak, in 1987

Where babies named Amanda are born

1987

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The darker the blue, the more common Amanda is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Amanda is most common in Alaska (1.7 times), Wyoming (1.6) and New Hampshire (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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