Is Amanda a boy or girl name?
Amanda is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 617 girls and 0 boys were named Amanda, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 792,151 US babies named Amanda were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #496
- Babies named Amanda since 1880
- 792,151
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 41,909 babies
Boys and girls named Amanda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 3,280 | 100% |
| 1890s | 5 | 3,872 | 99.9% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,923 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 3,643 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 3,125 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,965 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,760 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 5,473 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 51 | 17,173 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 442 | 123,925 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 1,157 | 369,728 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 389 | 191,131 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 82 | 46,644 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 5 | 11,076 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,297 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 617 | #496 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 634 | #483 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 691 | #459 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 660 | #473 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 695 | #444 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 769 | #406 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 855 | #368 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 966 | #336 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,005 | #326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,033 | #313 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,060 | #310 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,075 | #297 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,236 | #262 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,378 | 1,413 | #224 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,664 | #188 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,962 | #165 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 2,448 | #137 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,994 | 3,048 | #111 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,452 | 3,362 | #100 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,656 | 4,097 | #79 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,424 | 4,691 | #67 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,264 | 5,354 | #54 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,490 | 6,145 | #46 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,031 | 6,979 | #39 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,937 | 8,558 | #32 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,546 | 9,749 | #22 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,659 | 10,928 | #19 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,065 | 12,243 | #16 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,022 | 13,980 | #13 |
| 1995 | 32 | #2,400 | 16,354 | #9 |
| 1994 | 42 | #1,980 | 18,718 | #8 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,209 | 20,811 | #8 |
| 1992 | 51 | #1,677 | 25,039 | #3 |
| 1991 | 56 | #1,546 | 28,896 | #4 |
| 1990 | 96 | #1,086 | 34,413 | #4 |
| 1989 | 134 | #870 | 36,834 | #4 |
| 1988 | 122 | #858 | 39,459 | #3 |
| 1987 | 123 | #844 | 41,786 | #3 |
| 1986 | 129 | #800 | 40,532 | #3 |
| 1985 | 143 | #740 | 39,056 | #4 |
| 1984 | 109 | #840 | 33,913 | #4 |
| 1983 | 103 | #863 | 33,750 | #3 |
| 1982 | 108 | #854 | 34,214 | #3 |
| 1981 | 100 | #890 | 34,373 | #3 |
| 1980 | 86 | #967 | 35,811 | #2 |
| 1979 | 111 | #826 | 31,925 | #3 |
| 1978 | 79 | #969 | 20,519 | #6 |
| 1977 | 62 | #1,100 | 18,280 | #9 |
| 1976 | 67 | #1,011 | 15,589 | #10 |
| 1975 | 45 | #1,282 | 12,656 | #14 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,834 | 7,473 | #34 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,129 | 5,626 | #51 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,824 | 4,181 | #76 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,972 | 4,130 | #84 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,893 | 3,546 | #108 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,218 | 2,814 | #122 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,685 | 2,431 | #132 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,355 | 2,659 | #131 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,989 | 2,331 | #148 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,944 | 1,649 | #201 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,275 | #245 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,062 | 1,034 | #283 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 948 | #300 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,056 | #283 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 976 | #297 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 859 | #316 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 792 | #334 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 670 | #351 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 639 | #346 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 453 | #415 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 428 | #419 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 427 | #418 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,753 | 416 | #414 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 409 | #411 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 380 | #410 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 333 | #434 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 306 | #457 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 310 | #464 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 273 | #476 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 280 | #425 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 238 | #467 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 284 | #439 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 295 | #416 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 223 | #468 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 218 | #453 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 185 | #491 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 192 | #479 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 176 | #496 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 192 | #465 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 213 | #442 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 189 | #468 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 200 | #464 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 213 | #452 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 209 | #445 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 196 | #478 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 209 | #455 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 247 | #431 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 234 | #454 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 311 | #388 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 309 | #390 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 341 | #369 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 362 | #347 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 341 | #353 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 392 | #332 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 379 | #335 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 379 | #326 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 397 | #320 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 445 | #292 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 421 | #292 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 412 | #287 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 375 | #268 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 346 | #251 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 310 | #254 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 280 | #234 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 278 | #229 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 271 | #212 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 260 | #208 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 285 | #190 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 260 | #190 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 311 | #168 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 294 | #169 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 247 | #185 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 301 | #164 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 317 | #155 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 377 | #154 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,056 | 326 | #144 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 371 | #137 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 354 | #136 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 367 | #129 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 431 | #115 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 418 | #112 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 387 | #113 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 455 | #102 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 371 | #105 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 392 | #104 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 413 | #97 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 404 | #97 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 338 | #96 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 370 | #91 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 339 | #90 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 337 | #92 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 287 | #94 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 288 | #91 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 263 | #87 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 241 | #89 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amanda reached #740 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #2 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Amanda
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.