Gender:
Origin:
Latin
715 famous people named Amanda found on Wikipedia.
785695 female, 2138 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
369-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
2nd in year 1980
Used in: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Late-Roman, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
A female given name: from a Latin word meaning “beloved.”.
Amanda is a Latin female gerundive name meaning "having to be loved," "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much by everyone."
The name "Amanda" first appeared in 1212 on a birth record from Warwickshire, England, and five centuries later the name was popularized by poets and playwrights. In the United States, "Amanda" slowly became more prominent from the 1930s to the 1960s, ranking among the top 200 baby names.
From 1976 to 1995, "Amanda" ranked in the ten most popular female baby names in the United States. The name was most popular from 1978 to 1992, when it ranked in the top 4. At its prime, in 1980, it was the second most popular. In 2009, "Amanda" ranked number 166. It was ranked among the top ten names given to girls born in Puerto Rico in 2009. The name is also currently popular in Sweden, where it ranked twentieth for girls born in 2009, down five places from the year 2008. It is also popular in Swedish-speaking families in Finland, where it ranked among the top ten names for girls born to ethnic Swedes.
Fem. proper name, literally "worthy to be loved," fem. of Latin amandus "pleasing," gerundive of amare "to love" (see Amy). A top 10 list name for girls born in U.S. between 1976 and 1995.
Feminine form of Amandus: lovable, worthy of love.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Amanda Seyfried | 1985 | American actress and model |
2 | Amanda Knox | 1987 | American woman |
3 | Amanda Bynes | 1986 | American actress |
4 | Amanda Nunes | 1988 | Brazilian mixed martial artist |
5 | Amanda Peet | 1972 | American actress |
6 | Amanda Waller | ||
7 | Amanda Peterson | 1971 | American actress |
8 | Amanda Abbington | 1974 | English actress |
9 | Amanda Crew | 1986 | Canadian actress |
10 | Amanda Blake | 1929 | American actress |
11 | Amanda Fuller | 1984 | Actress |
12 | Amanda Palmer | 1976 | American punk-cabaret musician in the Dresden Dolls |
13 | Amanda Righetti | 1983 | American actress and film producer |
14 | Amanda Schull | 1978 | American actress, professional ballet dancer |
15 | Amanda Plummer | 1957 | American actress |
16 | Amanda Redman | 1957 | English actress |
17 | Amanda Bearse | 1958 | American actress, director, Comedienne |
18 | Amanda Lepore | 1967 | American model |
19 | Amanda Tapping | 1965 | English-born Canadian actress |
20 | Amanda Rollins | ||
21 | Amanda Barrie | 1935 | British actress |
22 | Amanda Lear | 1946 | Singer, lyricist, composer, painter, television presenter, actress, model |
23 | Amanda Burden | 1944 | American urban planner |
24 | Amanda Donohoe | 1962 | British actress |
25 | Amanda Manopo | 1999 | |
26 | Amanda Freitag | 1972 | American chef |
27 | Amanda Pays | 1959 | British actress |
28 | Amanda Mealing | 1967 | British actress |
29 | Amanda Walsh | 1982 | Canadian actress |
30 | Amanda Burton | 1956 | Amanda Burton (born 10 October 1956) is an actress from Northern Ireland. |
31 | Amanda Lucas | 1981 | American martial artist |
32 | Amanda Hearst | 1984 | American model |
33 | Amanda Detmer | 1971 | American actress |
34 | Amanda Rawles | ||
35 | Amanda Wyss | 1960 | American actress |
36 | Amanda Carpenter | 1982 | American political advisor |
37 | Amanda de Cadenet | 1972 | British actor and photographer |
38 | Amanda Hale | 1982 | Welsh actress |
39 | Amanda Young | Fictional human | |
40 | Amanda Setton | 1985 | American actress |
41 | Amanda Leighton | 1993 | Actress |
42 | Amanda Beard | 1981 | American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder |
43 | Amanda Lamb | 1972 | British model and television presenter |
44 | Amanda Clayton | 1981 | American actress |
45 | Amanda Byram | 1973 | Irish television presenter and former model |
46 | Amanda Lindhout | 1981 | Journalist and humanitarian |
47 | Amanda Kimmel | 1984 | American model |
48 | Amanda Sudano | 1982 | Singer and model |
49 | Amanda Brugel | 1978 | Canadian actress |
50 | Amanda Root | 1963 | British actress |
51 | Amanda McKittrick Ros | 1860 | Novelist and poet |
52 | Amanda Shires | 1982 | American singer-songwriter |
53 | Amanda Borden | 1977 | American gymnast |
54 | Amanda Aday | 1981 | American actress |
55 | Amanda White | Canadian film and television producer | |
56 | Amanda Lang | 1970 | Canadian journalist |
57 | Amanda Keller | 1962 | Australian television producer |
58 | Amanda Sefton | ||
59 | Amanda Seales | 1981 | |
60 | Amanda Rosario | 1989 | British-Indian actress |
61 | Amanda Swisten | 1978 | Actress |
62 | Amanda Coetzer | 1971 | South African tennis player |
63 | Amanda Kessel | 1991 | Ice hockey player |
64 | Amanda Brooks | 1981 | American actress |
65 | Amanda Somerville | 1979 | American singer-songwriter and vocal coach |
66 | Amanda Feilding | 1943 | British activist |
67 | Amanda Ryan | 1971 | British actress |
68 | Amanda Hocking | 1984 | Writer |
69 | Amanda Bingson | 1990 | American hammer thrower |
70 | Amanda Roberta Zevannya | 1991 | |
71 | Amanda Marcotte | 1977 | American blogger |
72 | Amanda Levete | 1955 | British architect |
73 | Amanda Hillwood | 1957 | American-british actress |
74 | Amanda McBroom | 1947 | Singer, songwriter, actress |
75 | Amanda Miguel | 1956 | Argentine singer |
76 | Amanda Cooper | 1991 | |
77 | Amanda Staveley | 1973 | British businessman |
78 | Amanda Celine Miller | American voice actress. | |
79 | Amanda Tanen | Fictional character | |
80 | Amanda Stepto | 1970 | Canadian actress |
81 | Amanda Acosta | 1978 | Brazilian actress |
82 | Amanda Drury | Journalist | |
83 | Amanda Conner | 1967 | Illustrator |
84 | Amanda Carrington | ||
85 | Amanda Platell | 1957 | Australian journalist |
86 | Amanda Clapham | ||
87 | Amanda Bergman | 1987 | Swedish singer-songwriter |
88 | Amanda Randolph | 1896 | American actor-musician |
89 | Amanda Weir | 1986 | American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder |
90 | Amanda Woodward | ||
91 | Amanda Brunker | 1974 | Irish writer |
92 | Amanda Davies | 1980 | British sports presenter |
93 | Amanda Vanstone | 1952 | Australian politician |
94 | Amanda Adkins | 1976 | American swimmer, Olympic athlete |
95 | Amanda Noar | 1962 | British actress |
96 | Amanda Blank | 1982 | American rapper |
97 | Amanda Ware | 1992 | Australian model |
98 | Amanda Gutiérrez | 1955 | |
99 | Amanda steele | 1999 | |
100 | Amanda Harlech | 1959 | British writer |
101 | Amanda Falk | 1984 | Canadian musician |
102 | Amanda Drew | 1969 | British actress |
103 | Amanda Winn-Lee | 1972 | American voice actor |
104 | Amanda Simpson | 1961 | United States government official |
105 | Amanda Richter | 1990 | Brazilian actress |
106 | Amanda Ooms | 1964 | Swedish actress |
107 | Amanda Serrano | 1988 | Boxer |
108 | Amanda Renteria | 1974 | American congressional aide |
109 | Amanda Vickery | 1962 | British historian |
110 | Amanda Rosa | 1980 | |
111 | Amanda Foreman | 1968 | British writer |
112 | Amanda Ghost | 1974 | British musician |
113 | Amanda Anisimova | 2001 | American tennis player |
114 | Amanda de Godoi | 1993 | |
115 | Amanda Walker | British actress | |
116 | Amanda Billing | 1976 | New Zealand actress |
117 | Amanda Shaw | 1990 | American singer-actor |
118 | Amanda Kramer | American musician | |
119 | Amanda Green | 1965 | American actress, singer and songwriter |
120 | Amanda Curtis | 1979 | Montana state legislator |
121 | Amanda Demme | American photographer and creative director | |
122 | Amanda Forsyth | 1966 | Canadian musician |
123 | Amanda Hesser | 1971 | American Food Writer |
124 | Amanda Zahui | 1993 | Swedish basketball player |
125 | Amanda Baggs | 1980 | Autism rights activist |
126 | Amanda Muggleton | 1951 | Australian actress |
127 | Amanda Dillon | ||
128 | Amanda Jenssen | 1988 | Swedish female singer |
129 | Amanda Brown | 1965 | Australian composer, violinist and singer |
130 | Amanda Kurtović | 1991 | Norwegian handball player |
131 | Amanda Solloway | 1961 | British politician |
132 | Amanda Lee | 1970 | Hong Kong pop singer and actress |
133 | Amanda Hamilton | 1974 | Scottish nutritionist businesswoman and television presenter |
134 | Amanda Blumenherst | 1986 | Professional golfer |
135 | Amanda Posey | 2000 | |
136 | Amanda Wilson | 1980 | British singer in the UK house music act, Freemasons |
137 | Amanda Vale | ||
138 | Amanda Rigby | 1994 | |
139 | Amanda Houston | ||
140 | Amanda Douge | 1976 | Australian actress |
141 | Amanda Wilkinson | 1982 | Canadian musician |
142 | Amanda Bell | 1988 | |
143 | Amanda Hendrick | 1990 | Scottish fashion model |
144 | Amanda Williams | 1946 | American judge |
145 | Amanda Sobhy | 1993 | American squash player |
146 | Amanda Renberg | 1987 | Swedish actress |
147 | Amanda Bennett | 1952 | American journalist |
148 | Amanda Wakeley | 1962 | British fashion designer |
149 | Amanda du-Pont | 1988 | Swazi actor |
150 | Amanda Milling | 1975 | British Conservative Party politician, elected MP for Cannock Chase in 2015 |
151 | Amanda Abizaid | Singer-songwriter | |
152 | Amanda Stretton | 1973 | British racing driver |
153 | Amanda Smith | 1837 | American slave |
154 | Amanda Eliasch | 1960 | British film director and photographer |
155 | Amanda Butler | 1972 | American college basketball player, college basketball coach |
156 | Amanda Ripley | American journalist | |
157 | Amanda Diniz | Brazilian actress | |
158 | Amanda Overmyer | 1984 | American singer |
159 | Amanda Sandrelli | 1964 | Italian actress |
160 | Amanda Filipacchi | 1967 | Novelist |
161 | Amanda Urban | 1946 | Literary agent |
162 | Amanda Portales | Peruvian singer | |
163 | Amanda Oleander | 1989 | |
164 | Amanda Spielman | ||
165 | Amanda Mildred Carr | 1990 | Thai bicycle racer |
166 | Amanda Bishop | Australian actress | |
167 | Amanda Fritz | 1958 | American politician |
168 | Amanda Tepe | 1977 | American actress |
169 | Amanda Sonia Berry | 1961 | British media businesswoman |
170 | Amanda Petrusich | Music journalist | |
171 | Amanda Parr | British journalist | |
172 | Amanda Carreras | 1990 | Gibraltarian tennis player |
173 | Amanda Holden | 1948 | British musician, librettist and translator |
174 | Amanda Kotaja | 1995 | |
175 | Amanda Griffin | 1980 | British model |
176 | Amanda Loncar | 1982 | American actress |
177 | Amanda Rishworth | 1978 | Australian politician |
178 | Amanda Black | 1993 | South African singer-songwriter |
179 | Amanda Redington | 1962 | British actor and television presenter |
180 | Amanda Clement | 1888 | American baseball umpire |
181 | Amanda Fondell | 1994 | Swedish singer and winner of Swedish Idol series in 2011 |
182 | Amanda Hess | American journalist | |
183 | Amanda Pilke | 1990 | Finnish actress |
184 | Amanda | 1985 | Swedish pop singer |
185 | Rachel Amanda | 1996 | Indonesian actress |
186 | Amanda Murphy | 1970 | Florida State Representative |
187 | Amanda Baker | 1979 | American actress |
188 | Amanda Langlet | 1967 | French actress |
189 | Amanda Harrison | Australian actress | |
190 | Amanda Jones | 1835 | American author and inventor. |
191 | Amanda Congdon | 1981 | American video blogger |
192 | Amanda Stott | 1982 | Canadian country singer |
193 | Amanda Aardsma | 1979 | American actress |
194 | Amanda Ilestedt | 1993 | Association football player |
195 | Amanda Kozak | 1984 | American model |
196 | Amanda D. Lotz | 2000 | American television scholar |
197 | Amanda Dlamini | 1988 | South Africa footballer |
198 | Amanda Dunbar | 1982 | American artist |
199 | Amanda Bouldin | ||
200 | Amanda Noret | American actress |