Amanda Origin and Meaning
The name Amanda is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "she must be loved".
Amanda may no longer be the most popular girls' name in her class, but it still holds appeal with its pleasing meaning and solid yet romantic sound. Its heyday however was back in the eighties when it skyrocketed alongside Samantha, Vanessa, Melissa, and co.
A classic of sorts, Amanda is a feminine form of Amandus, rediscovered, or recreated, by 17th century writers who were drawn to its Latin meaning, "lovable, worthy of love". It has appeared in various works of literature over the years, including Colley Cibber's play Love's Last Shift from 1696, Tennessee William's The Glass Menagerie from 1944, and Rumaan Alam's 2020 novel, Leave The World Behind.
The name came into familiar usage back in the 19th century and peaked in 1980 when it reached #2 on the charts. With a range of nicknames such as Andie, Mandy, Ami, Addie, and Amma, it made for a versatile choice.
Now in decline, more recent stats saw Amanda remain just inside the Top 500 in the US, given to around 630 girls in a recent year. If you'd prefer something similar but fresher, you might consider the French Amandine or Shakespearean Miranda.
Popularity of the name Amanda
Famous People Named Amanda
Amanda Laura Bynes
American actress
Amanda Michelle Seyfried
American actress
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore
American singer and actress
Amanda Blake (born Beverly Louise Neill)
American actress
Amanda Lepore (born Armand Lepore)
American model
Amanda Reifer
musician of Barbadian band Cover Drive
Amanda Crew
Canadian actress
Amanda Peet
American actress
Amanda Michael Plummer
American actress, daughter of actor Christopher Plummer
Amanda Lear
French singer and TV presenter
Amanda Jones
Miss USA 1973
Amanda Kessel
American Olympic hockey player
Amanda Fuller
American actress
Amanda Nicole Perez
American R&B singer
Amanda Jo Adkins
American Olympic swimmer
Amanda Ray Beard
American Olympic swimmer
Amanda Righetti
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Amanda Ripley
American journalist and author
Amanda Tapping
English,Canadian actress
Amanda Laine
Canadian model
Amanda Michelle Todd
Canadian teen whose suicide raised cyberbullying awareness
Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer
American singer of band The Dresden Dolls
Amanda Quick
pseudonym of novelist Jayne Ann Krentz
Amanda Harlech (born Amanda Jane Grieve)
English fashion muse
Amanda Wakeley
English fashion designer
Amanda Evora
American Olympic pair skater
Amanda (Louisa Kretz Lameche)
French pop singer
Amanda "Mandy" Drury
American TV journalist
Amanda de Cadenet
English photographer and TV presenter
Amanda Louise Holden
English actress and TV presenter
Amanda Randolph Hearst
American heiress and model
Amanda Freitag
American celebrity chef
Amanda Marie Knox
American woman imprisoned in Italy
Amanda Coetzer
South African tennis player
Amanda Katherine Anka
Bateman, American actress
Amanda Jeanette Detmer
American actress
Azealia Amanda Banks
American singer
Amanda Kate Lambert
daughter of singer Nancy Sinatra
Amanda Cavendish
12th Duchess of Devonshire
Amanda Felicitas Stepto
Canadian actress
Amanda Brooke Fein
American actress; twin sister Caitlin Fein
Amanda Abbington (born Amanda Jane Smith)
English actress
Amanda Joy "A.J." Michalka
American singer/actress of duo 78Violet
Amanda Pays
English actress
Amanda "Mandy" Lee Duffy
American singer of band MisterWives
Amanda Jo Weir
American swimmer
Amanda Lynn Steele
American YouTube beauty vlogger and model
(Karin) Amanda Bergman
Swedish musician and songwriter
Amanda Virkkunen
Finnish rhythmic gymnast
Amanda Wellsh
Brazilian model
Amanda Williford AKA Willa Ford
American Singer and Actress
Amanda Lehan-Canto
American actress and member of Smosh
The name Amanda in Pop Culture
Amanda "Mandy" Baxter
character on Last Man Standing.
Amanda Rollins
character on TV's "Law & Order: SVU"
Amanda Wingfield
character in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie"
Amanda
character in the Kingdom Keepers series by Ridley Pearson
Amanda Bonner
character in movie "Adam's Rib"
Amanda Beckett
character in movie "Can't Hardly Wait"
Amanda Clarke
birth name of character Emily Thorne on TV's "Revenge"
Amanda Jean King (nee West)
character on 1980's TV show "Scarecrow and Mrs. King"
Amanda Krueger
mother of Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street series
Amanda Collins
character on TV's "Nikita"
Amanda Grayson
character on TV's "Star Trek"
Amanda Tanner
character on TV's "Scandal"
Amanda
character on TV's "Shameless" US
Amanda "Mandy" Milkovich
character on TV's "Shameless" US
Amanda Ellerby
character in the Willow Falls series by Wendy Mass
Amanda De Santa
character in Grand Theft Auto video games
Amanda Lemmon
character in movie "It Takes Two"
Amanda Mueller aka The Black Womb
character in X,Men comics
Amanda Waller
character in DC Comics
Amanda Young
character in Saw movies
Amanda Bentley
main character in "Amanda" by Candice F. Ransom
Amanda Ripley
daughter of Ellen Ripley in the "Alien" series
Amanda Brotzman
character in "Dirk Gently's Holictic Detective Agency"
Amanda
character in "Dream Daddy"
"Amanda
" 2009 movie and main character
"Amanda"
song by Boston
"Amanda
" children's book by Wolo Von Trutzschler, about a snake named Amanda
Amanda Woodward
character on the TV series "Melrose Place" played by Heather Locklear
