Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Amanda
Endangered
Down 98.6% from peak
Peak era
1987
Peak births
41,786
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Amanda
How many people are named Amanda?
An estimated 732,666 living Americans are named Amanda.
How rare is Amanda?
Amanda is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 601 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 98.6% from its 1987 peak.
How old is the typical Amanda?
The median age of a living American named Amanda is approximately 40 years, with most bearers falling between 34 and 45 years old.
Is Amanda still popular?
No. Amanda is endangered as a baby name, down 98.6% from its 1987 peak with 601 births in 2025.
Where is Amanda most common?
Amanda has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 3.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19872025
Peak year
1987
Decline from peak
98.6%
2025
601
All-time
790,638
Where it lives now
Amanda is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 3.2× the national rate in the 1930s. It also runs high in Alabama.
States where Amanda is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.