Girls' name · peaked in 1987
Amanda name popularity since 1925
777,236 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Amanda. Half of them were born in 1986 or earlier, so the typical Amanda is about 40 years old in 2026. Amanda peaked in 1987 as the #3 name for girls, and it ranked #493 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 777,236
- Named Amanda, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #493
- for girls in 2025 (601 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 775,105 girls · 2,131 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 1.63× its national share
Peak year is the year Amanda made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Amanda births per year, 1925–2025
1987 was the biggest year for Amanda both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1972 and 1977, Amanda became 4.3× more common, from 1 in 364 baby girls to 1 in 84.
- Steepest fall: Between 2004 and 2009, its share of baby girls fell by 58%, from 1 in 391 to 1 in 936.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Amanda's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Amanda.
Decade by decade
Babies named Amanda in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 1,965 | 0 | #442 |
| 1940s | 2,759 | 0 | #425 |
| 1950s | 5,471 | 5 | #415 |
| 1960s | 17,176 | 51 | #201 |
| 1970s | 123,920 | 442 | #14 |
| 1980s | 369,727 | 1,157 | #4 |
| 1990s | 191,132 | 389 | #9 |
| 2000s | 46,660 | 82 | #79 |
| 2010s | 11,081 | 5 | #313 |
| 2020–25 | 3,904 | 0 | #493 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
63.5% of babies named Amanda from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Amanda is most popular
The index compares Amanda's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Amanda.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1.63× | 1,894 |
| Wyoming | 1.58× | 1,669 |
| New Hampshire | 1.51× | 3,728 |
| Delaware | 1.34× | 2,175 |
| Vermont | 1.33× | 1,738 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Amanda's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Amanda.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Amanda (1987).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data