How Many People Are Named Amanda?
An estimated 727,877 people in the United States have the first name Amanda, ranking it #46 among all first names. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Amanda peaked in popularity in 1987 with 41,909 births that year. It has a similar number of bearers to Karen (723,738).
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amanda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Amanda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Amanda is overwhelmingly female, 2,136 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Amanda has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
727,877
About 1 in 471 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1987
41,909 births
Total Registered
792,151
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amanda
Amanda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 792,151 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Amanda as a male name
Ranked #12,378 in 2011
5 male births in 2011
Peak: 1985 (143 births)
Amanda as a female name
Ranked #496 in 2024
617 female births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (41,786 births)
Amanda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amanda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 370,885 babies were registered. Amanda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Amanda by Decade
How has Amanda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,280 | 0 | 3,280 | |
| 1890s | 3,877 | 5 | 3,872 | |
| 1900s | 2,923 | 0 | 2,923 | |
| 1910s | 3,643 | 0 | 3,643 | |
| 1920s | 3,125 | 0 | 3,125 | |
| 1930s | 1,965 | 0 | 1,965 | |
| 1940s | 2,760 | 0 | 2,760 | |
| 1950s | 5,478 | 5 | 5,473 | |
| 1960s | 17,224 | 51 | 17,173 | |
| 1970s | 124,367 | 442 | 123,925 | |
| 1980s | 370,885 | 1,157 | 369,728 | |
| 1990s | 191,520 | 389 | 191,131 | |
| 2000s | 46,726 | 82 | 46,644 | |
| 2010s | 11,081 | 5 | 11,076 | |
| 2020s | 3,297 | 0 | 3,297 | |
Amanda by State
Birth registrations for Amanda span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Hawaii, Wyoming, District of Columbia. On average, about 15,260 Amandas were registered per state.
Amanda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amanda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Amanda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amanda?
We estimate approximately 727,877 people named Amanda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 471 Americans share this first name.
Is Amanda a common name?
Amanda is classified as "Very Common" and is more popular than 100% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 792,151 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amanda most popular?
Amanda reached peak popularity in 1987, when 41,909 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amanda is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amanda a female name?
Amanda is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amanda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amanda Smith, Amanda Johnson, Amanda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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