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The baby name Amanda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced uh-MAN-duh (əˈmændə).

Amanda is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: uh-MAN-duh (əˈmændə)

What is the meaning of the name Amanda ?

The baby name Amanda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced uh-MAN-duh (əˈmændə).

Amanda is Latin in Origin.

Amanda derives from the Latin gerundive of amare, “to love,” meaning “worthy of love” or “she who must be loved.” It appears in English records by the 13th century and spread in the 17th–18th centuries, helped by poets and playwrights. Usage rose again across the English‑speaking world in the late 20th century, peaking in the United States during the 1980s, then settling into classic familiarity.

Short forms include Mandy, Mandie/Mandi, Manda, and sometimes Amy or Andie; Ama and Anda also occur. International variants and cognates span French Amandine, Spanish/Portuguese Amada, Italian Amata, and ecclesiastical Amandina; masculine counterparts are Amandus and Amando. Its enduring message of lovability and wide recognizability keep Amanda both traditional and approachable.

Amanda has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Amanda

Amanda Seyfried Actor · Born 1985 · United States Amanda Seyfried is an American actor best known for her roles in films like 'Mamma Mia!' and 'Les Misérables'. She gained fame for her performance in 'Mean Girls' and has continued to captivate audiences with her versatile acting skills. Amanda Bynes Actor · Born 1986 · United States Amanda Bynes is an American actress best known for her roles in popular TV shows and films during the late 1990s and early 2000s. She gained fame as a child star on Nickelodeon's 'The Amanda Show' and later starred in movies like 'She's the Man' and 'Hairspray'. Amanda Lear Actor · Born 1939 · France Amanda Lear is a French actress and singer, best known for her hit songs like 'Follow Me' and 'Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)'. She gained fame in the 1970s and 1980s as a disco music icon and has also worked as a television presenter and model.
Amanda Tapping Actor · Born 1965 · Canada Amanda Tapping is a Canadian actor best known for her role as Samantha Carter on the television series Stargate SG-1. She also starred in the series Sanctuary, where she played Dr. Helen Magnus. Born in 1965, Amanda has become a beloved figure in science fiction television. Amanda Righetti Actor · Born 1983 · United States Amanda Righetti is an American actress best known for her role as Grace Van Pelt on the TV series The Mentalist. She also appeared in the film Friday the 13th and the series The O.C. Her performances have made her a recognizable face in television and film. Amanda Holden Actor · Born 1971 · United Kingdom Amanda Holden is a well-known British actress and television presenter, most famous for her role as a judge on the popular talent show 'Britain's Got Talent'. She has also appeared in TV series like 'Wild at Heart' and 'Cutting It'. Born in 1971, Amanda has become a familiar face on UK television screens.

Celebrity babies named Amanda

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Amanda Lucas George Lucas film director ★★★★★
Amanda Plummer Tammy Grimes television actor ★★★★★ Christopher Plummer television actor ★★★★★
Amanda Sudano Donna Summer singer ★★★★★ Bruce Sudano rapper ★★★★★
Amanda Aday Meat Loaf singer ★★★★★
Amanda Anka Paul Anka singer ★★★★★
Amanda Lambert Nancy Sinatra singer ★★★★★

Amanda – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
ZA Girls 0 #2 19,649 25,928
BR Girls 0 #7 22,841 12,708
FJ Girls 0 #9 1 583
BR 0 #10 1,293 5,969
BI 0 #12 1 425
KR Girls 0 #13 3 572
ZA 0 #14 977 14,421
BW 0 #16 4 960
SV Girls 0 #18 1 458
HN 0 #22 1 704
HT Girls 0 #22 2 950
NA 0 #27 7 2,537
MT Girls 0 #29 181 3,773
MT 0 #29 15 1,767
HN Girls 0 #31 8 884
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
ID 0 #35 5 2,238
Norway Girls 2025 #42 125 453
MO 0 #42 11 2,706
TW Girls 0 #43 365 8,139
JM 0 #44 44 3,714
TW 0 #46 56 4,523
PR 0 #47 9 1,497
CN 0 #48 38 3,857
CN Girls 0 #49 754 8,829
CM 0 #51 6 2,592
CR 0 #56 110 5,526
JM Girls 0 #57 339 7,507
CY 0 #59 2 1,632
JP 0 #62 16 4,057
SG Girls 0 #64 1,498 18,916
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AL 0 #70 7 2,372
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
BN Girls 0 #72 35 5,459
ID Girls 0 #73 26 3,319
NA Girls 0 #73 187 7,146
AZ Girls 0 #74 2 1,051
SG 0 #75 248 11,010
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
SI 0 #77 4 1,612
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
DK Girls 0 #82 489 7,429
QA 0 #83 18 7,011
PH 0 #84 13 5,607
LT 0 #85 4 949
CY Girls 0 #92 30 3,755
BW Girls 0 #93 56 4,216
KZ 0 #93 2 1,452
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
Switzerland Girls 2024 #100 36 1,786
OM 0 #100 17 6,215
CO Girls 0 #104 10,239 16,140
GE Girls 0 #104 5 1,564
PA 0 #104 27 3,797
Finland Girls 2026 #105 5,826 3,895
PR Girls 0 #107 56 3,171
HU 0 #110 6 1,675
Sweden Girls 2022 #111 72 1,568
CR Girls 0 #112 966 11,342
EC 0 #113 9 2,502
KW 0 #117 5 5,216
MO Girls 0 #121 142 7,056
MU 0 #121 16 3,613
GR 0 #125 10 3,911
RS Girls 0 #126 10 1,651
CY Boys 0 #130 2 3,473
DK 0 #131 80 5,198
JP Girls 0 #131 130 6,592
AE 0 #132 46 10,220
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
Finland Girls 0 #134 661 1,368
GT Girls 0 #134 693 7,500
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
EE Girls 0 #135 8 1,888
CL Girls 0 #136 3,395 14,098
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
HU Girls 0 #137 102 3,308
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
EC Girls 0 #149 94 3,650
BW Boys 0 #152 3 4,685
LU Girls 0 #152 34 4,850
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
SI Girls 0 #154 21 2,769
MY 0 #159 185 12,352
MY Girls 0 #160 2,217 24,821
AL Girls 0 #163 61 4,141
PL Girls 0 #163 368 5,096
HK Girls 0 #164 919 16,104
LT Girls 0 #164 31 1,904
UY 0 #168 10 2,477
HR 0 #169 11 2,081
HU Boys 0 #170 5 3,954
AR 0 #172 15 2,915
Spain Girls 0 #177 3,487 5,561
GH Girls 0 #177 186 6,973
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
PL 0 #179 34 2,600
BO Girls 0 #182 874 9,488
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
PA Girls 0 #184 403 9,861
PT 0 #185 64 4,161
RU 0 #186 9 3,641
AO Girls 0 #191 19 4,575
GT 0 #191 126 5,948
NG Girls 0 #196 1,642 15,093
GR Girls 0 #198 45 6,293
Austria 0 #199 15 850
GH 0 #202 42 5,396
HK 0 #203 158 8,483
PS 0 #203 16 5,692
Belgium Girls 2000 #204 18 423
MU Girls 0 #207 148 8,539
Finland 0 #210 104 830
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
NL Girls 0 #212 1,853 5,933
PE Girls 0 #220 2,081 14,861
NG 0 #223 42 5,926
QA Girls 0 #223 94 15,378
BG Girls 0 #224 8 3,559
IR 0 #226 6 4,221
PT Girls 0 #228 325 7,952
HR Girls 0 #236 54 3,687
Canada Girls 2024 #238 48 2,795
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
CO 0 #245 315 7,768
EC Boys 0 #245 2 3,322
OM Girls 0 #245 153 15,987
NL 0 #248 149 2,481
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
AR Girls 0 #253 597 8,289
Spain 0 #253 221 2,326
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
HR Boys 0 #257 3 3,997
IL 0 #258 17 6,291
CL 0 #262 167 6,867
JO Girls 0 #263 63 7,570
PE 0 #264 47 6,350
BO 0 #268 114 6,868
PH Girls 0 #273 119 13,098
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
SA 0 #279 17 10,560
UY Girls 0 #282 287 6,731
JM Boys 0 #287 7 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #293 4 6,578
KZ Girls 0 #295 26 5,862
Canada Boys 1996 #298 5 1,867
AE Girls 0 #298 265 20,968
AL Boys 0 #298 6 5,122
CM Girls 0 #300 264 11,671
CZ Girls 0 #301 41 5,378
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
Austria Girls 0 #316 106 1,885
CN Boys 0 #325 7 9,639
SD Girls 0 #326 20 7,678
DK Boys 0 #329 4 7,401
IT Girls 0 #331 3,732 9,415
MX 0 #334 80 8,339
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
MX Girls 0 #344 2,296 17,781
GH Boys 0 #357 5 8,138
France Girls 2021 #364 42 3,185
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
RU Girls 0 #380 122 11,913
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
JO Boys 0 #385 5 7,057
Germany 0 #390 48 2,542
EG 0 #391 10 6,387
YE 0 #392 7 8,639
KW Girls 0 #401 115 19,177
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
PH Boys 0 #405 4 11,440
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
United States Girls 2024 #412 617 8,487
IT 0 #416 351 4,183
PS Girls 0 #429 95 10,981
IQ Girls 0 #444 61 11,303
AR Boys 0 #456 12 7,628
LB 0 #460 206 13,263
GT Boys 0 #463 12 7,625
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
IR Girls 0 #469 62 8,334
PA Boys 0 #469 13 9,305
BR Boys 0 #472 320 12,213
Germany Girls 0 #489 426 4,949
RU Boys 0 #489 17 12,621
BH 0 #493 61 17,937
CR Boys 0 #502 9 10,188
IL Girls 0 #506 113 11,648
LY 0 #514 22 12,703
CM Boys 0 #540 11 12,054
HK Boys 0 #552 6 12,905
PS Boys 0 #554 8 10,655
IR Boys 0 #563 3 10,162
BO Boys 0 #579 14 9,244
IN Girls 0 #608 24 13,121
ZA Boys 0 #611 717 25,619
CL Boys 0 #613 53 13,390
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
SA Girls 0 #662 275 25,931
SY 0 #678 51 11,684
SG Boys 0 #681 17 17,960
EG Girls 0 #686 286 14,742
IQ Boys 0 #693 5 13,071
QA Boys 0 #737 7 18,093
KW Boys 0 #755 15 18,755
TN 0 #773 57 13,765
CO Boys 0 #802 119 15,656
PE Boys 0 #843 36 14,506
United States Boys 2011 #851 5 7,432
EG Boys 0 #870 17 15,035
Spain Boys 0 #902 29 5,610
NG Boys 0 #908 44 16,906
OM Boys 0 #911 8 17,948
MX Boys 0 #941 42 16,355
DZ 0 #955 222 20,130
MA 0 #956 173 20,986
IN Boys 0 #985 17 16,750
MY Boys 0 #1,030 82 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,075 18 22,615
TR 0 #1,118 94 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,430 42 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,551 64 28,008

Amanda is popular in 95 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Ireland
Norway
Scotland, United Kingdom
Canada

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People also ask about Amanda

Amanda is predominantly a girl's name.
Amanda is a 3 syllable name, pronounced uh-MAN-duh (əˈmændə).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Amandah, Amandine, Amandita, Mandy, Manda and Mandi.
Across languages, Amanda has these equivalents: Amada (Spanish/Portuguese), Amata (Latin/Italian), Mabel (from Latin amabilis, 'lovable'), Carys (Welsh, 'love'), Esme (French, 'esteemed/loved'), and 2 more.
Yes, very popular — Amanda ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Amanda ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Amanda's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 19 notable people named Amanda are in our database, including Amanda Seyfried (Actor), Amanda Bynes (Actor), Amanda Lear (Actor).
Yes — at least 6 celebrity couples have chosen Amanda for their child, including George Lucas.