Girl name#32 of girl names
Amanda
Pronounced AH0 M AE1 N D AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1987
- 145 years in use
How popular is Amanda?
Amanda is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 796,472 children — the 32nd most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 62% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1987, when 41,786 children were given it.
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AH0 M AE1 N D AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Amanda
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Amanda
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Amanda?
- Amanda ranks 32nd among girls' names in US records, with 796,472 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,949.
- Is Amanda a unisex name?
- No. Amanda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Amanda most popular?
- 1987, when 41,786 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.