Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning "she who must (or is fit to) be loved". It is common in countries where Germanic and Romance languages are spoken. Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much by everyone." Diminutive forms include Mandy and Manda, among others. Amy is also an English diminutive of Amanda as well as other (unrelated) given names.
Amanda comes from ama- (the stem of the Latin verb amare, "to love") plus the feminine nominative singular gerundive ending (-nda). Other names, especially female names, were derived from this verb form, such as Miranda.
The name occasionally appears in late antiquity, such as the Amanda who was the "wife of the ex-advocate and ex-provincial governor Aper (q.v.); she cared for his estates and raised their children after he adopted the monastic life: 'curat illa saeculi curas, ne tu cures (Paul. Nol. Epist. 44.4). Accessed 19 April 2021.
In England 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."Origin and meaning of Amanda". Think Baby Names. 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 four. At its peak, 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 has also recently been popular in Sweden, where it ranked twentieth for girls born in 2009, down five places from 2008. It is also popular in Swedish-speaking families in Finland, where it ranked among the top ten names for girls born to this demographic group.
In Nigeria, the name Amanda is a name among the Igbo people combined with Igbo elements to form such names as Chimamanda (meaning "my God will not fail"), which was created by the writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
People
A Amanda Aasa (born 1996), Swedish singer and songwriter Amanda Abizaid, American Lebanese actress, model, singer, and songwriter Amanda Abbington (born 1974), English actress Amanda Adams (born 1976), American archaeologist and author Amanda Aday (born 1981), American actress Amanda L. Aikens (1833–1892), American editor and philanthropist Amanda Aizpuriete (1956–2023), Latvian poet and translator Amanda Alcantara, Dominican–American activist and writer Amanda Aldridge (1866–1956), English opera singer and teacher Amanda Alfaro (born 2001), Costa Rican swimmer Amanda Allen (born 2005), Canadian soccer player Amanda Ammar (born 1986), Canadian skier Amanda Anderson, American professor Amanda Andradóttir (born 2003), Icelandic soccer player Amanda Anisimova (born 2001), Russian–American tennis player Amanda Ansell (born 1976), English artist Amanda Araújo (born 1990), Brazilian rugby union player Amanda Asay (1988–2022), Canadian baseball and ice hockey player Amanda Auchter (born 1977), American professor and writer Amanda Austin (1859–1917), American painter and sculptor Amanda Ayala (born 1997), American musician, singer, and songwriter
B Amanda Baker (born 1979), American actress Amanda Balionis (born 1985), American sports journalist Amanda Balen (born 1984), Canadian dancer Amanda Balon (born 1997), American actress and dancer Amanda Banton (born 1970), Australian lawyer Amanda Barker, Canadian actress Amanda Barnard (born 1971), Australian theoretical physicist Amanda Barr (born 1982), English soccer player Amanda Barrie (born 1935), English actress Amanda Barusch, New Zealand academic Amanda Basica (born 1978), American tennis player Amanda Bateman (born 1996), Australian rower Amanda Batten (born 1979), American politician Amanda Bauer (born 1979), American astronomer and science communicator Amanda Bayer, American economist Amanda Beard (born 1981), American swimmer Amanda Bearse (born 1958), American actress, comedian, and director Amanda Bell (born 1988), American mixed martial artist Amanda Bennett (born 1952), American author and journalist Amanda Berenguer (1921–2010), Uruguayan poet Amanda Bergman, Swedish musician, singer, and songwriter Amanda Berman, civil rights attorney; founder and executive director of Zioness Amanda Billing (born 1976), New Zealand actress Amanda Billings (born 1986), Canadian figure skater Amanda Bingson (born 1990), American track and field athlete Amanda Bishop (born 1979), Australian actress and comedian Amanda Black (born 1993), South African singer and songwriter Amanda Blackhorse (born 1982), Native American social worker Amanda Blain (born 1980), Canadian internet personality and web developer Amanda Blair (born 1968), Australian radio broadcaster Amanda Blake (1929–1989), American actress Amanda Blanc (born 1967), Welsh businesswoman Amanda Blank (born 1983), American rapper Amanda Bloor (born 1962), English Anglican priest Amanda Blumenherst (born 1986), American golfer Amanda Borden (born 1977), American artistic gymnast Amanda Bosch (born 2008), Mexican rhythmic gymnast Amanda Bosh, American observational astronomer and planetary scientist Amanda Bouldin (born 1984), American politician Amanda Boulier (born 1993), American ice hockey player Amanda Boxer (born 1948), English actress Amanda Boyden, American novelist Amanda Bradford, American marine mammal biologist Amanda Brailsford, American judge Amanda Bresnan (born 1971), Australian politician Amanda Broderick (born 1971), English academic and administrator Amanda Brooks (born 1981), American actress Amanda Brotchie (died 2025), Australian director and writer Amanda Browder (born 1976), American installation artist Amanda Brugel (born 1978), Canadian actress Amanda Brundage (born 1991), American mixed martial artist Amanda Brunker (born 1974), Irish journalist, model, and novelist Amanda Budden (born 1994), Irish soccer player Amanda Burden (born 1944), American urban planner Amanda Burk, Canadian artist and professor Amanda Burton (born 1956), Northern Irish actress Amanda Busick (born 1986), American sports reporter Amanda Junquera Butler (1898–1986), Spanish writer Amanda Butler (born 1972), American basketball coach and player Amanda Bynes (born 1986), American actress Amanda Byram (born 1973), Irish television presenter
C Amanda Cajander (1827–1871), Finnish deaconess Amanda Cappelletti (born 1986), American lawyer and politician Amanda Carpenter (born 1982), American author and political commentator Amanda Mildred Carr (born 1990), Thai BMX cyclist Amanda Carter (born 1964), Australian wheelchair basketball player Amanda Cassatt (born 1991), American entrepreneur and journalist Amanda Castro (1962–2010), Honduran poet Amanda Cerny (born 1991), American internet personality and model Amanda Chase (born 1969), American politician Amanda Chetwynd, British mathematician and statistician Amanda Chidester (born 1990), American softball player Amanda Chudoba (born 1990), Canadian trap shooter Amanda Cinalli (born 1986), American soccer player Amanda Clapham (born 1990), English actress Amanda Clayton (born 1981), American actress Amanda Clement (1888–1971), American baseball umpire Amanda Coetzer (born 1971), South African tennis player Amanda Coker (born 1992), American cyclist Amanda Collamore, American politician Amanda Coneo (born 1996), Colombian volleyball player Amanda Congdon (born 1981), American video blogger Amanda Conner, American comics artist Amanda Conway (born 1997), American ice hockey player Amanda Coogan (born 1971), Irish performance artist Amanda Lindsey Cook (born 1984), Canadian Christian musician Amanda Cooper (born 1991), American mixed martial artist Amanda Jane Cooper (born 1988), American actress Amanda Coplin, American novelist Amanda Cottreau, Canadian singer and songwriter Amanda Coulson (born 1982), English amateur boxer and boxing coach Amanda Crew (born 1986), Canadian actress Amanda Cromwell (born 1970), American soccer coach and player Amanda Curtis (born 1979), American politician
D Amanda DaCosta (born 1989), American–born Portuguese soccer player Amanda Davies (born 1980), English sports journalist Amanda Dehnert, American regional theater director Amanda Demme, American photographer Amanda Dobbs (born 1993), American figure skater Amanda Doherty (born 1997), American golfer Amanda Doman (born 1977), Australian softball player Amanda Donohoe (born 1962), English actress Amanda Dorn, Australian politician Amanda Douge (born 1976), Australian actress Amanda Minnie Douglas (1831–1916), American writer Amanda Dowe (born 1991), American basketball player Amanda Downum (born 1979), American author Amanda Drew (born 1969), English actress Amanda Drury (born 1973), Australian journalist and news anchor Amanda Dudamel (born 1999), Venezuelan beauty queen, fashion designer, model, and philanthropist Amanda Ruter Dufour (1822–1899), American poet Amanda Dunbar (born 1982), American painter Amanda Duthie, Scottish–born Australian festival director
E Amanda Ebeye (born 1986), Nigerian actress and model Amanda Eccleston (born 1990), American middle-distance runner Amanda Edgren (born 1993), Swedish soccer player Amanda Edwards, American attorney and politician Amanda Eliasch (born 1960), English artist, photographer and poet Amanda Elwes (born 1964), English actress Amanda Evora (born 1984), American figure skater
F Amanda Farías (born 1989), American politician Amanda Farrugia (born 1985), Australian rules footballer Amanda Favier (born 1979), French violinist Amanda Fazio (born 1954), Australian politician Amanda Ferguson (born 1967), English fencer Amanda Figueras (born 1978), Spanish journalist Amanda Filipacchi (born 1967), French–American novelist Amanda Fink (born 1986), American tennis player Amanda Fisher, English cell biologist Amanda Folsom (born 1979), American mathematician Amanda Fondell (born 1994), Swedish singer Amanda Fortier (born 1978), Canadian skier Amanda Fosang, Australian biomedical researcher Amanda Freitag (born 1972), American author and chef Amanda Fuller (born 1984), American actress
G Amanda Gailey (born 1976), American academic and political activist Amanda Galle (born 1989), Canadian professional boxer Amanda Garner (born 1985), Australian ballroom dancer Amanda Gates (born 1986), Canadian curler Amanda Gefter (born 1980), American writer Amanda Ghost (born 1974), English music executive, singer and songwriter Amanda Glover (born 1970), English beach volleyball player Amanda González (born 1979), Spanish field hockey player Amanda Goodman, American actress and voice artist Amanda Gorman (born 1998), American activist and poet Amanda Grace, American singer and songwriter Amanda Grahame (born 1979), Australian tennis player Amanda Griffin (born 1979), Filipino–English model and television presenter Amanda Grosserode (born 1975), American politician Amanda Grunfeld (born 1967), English tennis player Amanda Gutierres (born 2001), Brazilian soccer player
H Amanda Hale (born 1982), British actress Amanda K. Hale, Canadian writer Amanda Hamilton (born 1974), Scottish broadcaster, businesswoman and nutritionist Amanda Hardy (born 1971), Australian badminton player Amanda Harkimo (born 1990), Finnish disk jockey Amanda Harlech (born 1958), English creative consultant and writer Amanda Bartlett Harris (1824–1917), American author and literary critic Amanda Harris (born 1963), Australian–born English actress Amanda Harrison (born 1974), Australian actress and singer Amanda Havard (born 1986), American writer Amanda Hearst (born 1984), American fashion model and socialite