Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Amanda

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Worthy Of Love
Worthy of being loved
English
Spanish

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Nature

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Amanda

Famous People

Actress Amanda Peet, Actress Amanda Seyfried, Actress Amanda Bynes, Singer Amanda Palmer

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of George Lucas, Daughter of Donna Summer, Daughter of Billy Bob Thornton, Daughter of Paul Sorvino

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1985 (rank #735, 144 births); most recent 2011 (rank #12264, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #3, 41,786 births); most recent 2025 (rank #493, 601 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–601
2024–617
2023–634
2022–691
2021–660
2020–695
2019–769
2018–855
2017–966
2016–1,005

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #170, 264 births); most recent 2025 (rank #983, 35 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202535
202433
202345
202247
202154
202050
201957
201868
201773
201686

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1986 (rank #141, 472 births); most recent 2023 (rank #727, 57 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202357
202249
202143
202040
201955
201858
201774
201653
201559
201447

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1986 (rank #15, 371 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20245
20237
20224
202113
20208
201914
20189
20178
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #12, 502 births); most recent 2023 (rank #749, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
20213
2020–
20193
2018–
20175
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #164, 11 births); most recent 2022 (rank #354, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20224
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20174
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #1, 494 births); most recent 2022 (rank #424, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
20228
20216
2020–
2019–
20187
201714
20167
20156
201410

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence