What origin is the name Amanda?

Amanda comes from spanish naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Amanda a popular name?

Amanda is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good brother names for Amanda?

Names from the same spanish tradition pair naturally with Amanda — for example Mateo, Diego, Carlos. You can browse more on our spanish names page.

Amanda

Q: Is Amanda a rare name?

Yes. Amanda does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Amanda

Amanda

Unisex

spanish

3 syllables

Amanda is a spanish unisex name meaning "Worthy of love; lovable; worthy of being loved. literary; poets and playwrights brought this name into popular usage in the seventeenth century".

Parents who choose Amanda pick a unisex name from the spanish tradition, meaning "Worthy of love; lovable; worthy of being loved. literary; poets and playwrights brought this name into popular usage in the seventeenth century". It has 3 syllables.

Origin: spanish
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 3

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Worthy of love; lovable; worthy of being loved. literary; poets and playwrights brought this name into popular usage in the seventeenth century

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Quick answers about Amanda

Very rare in US records

What does Amanda mean?

Amanda is a unisex name of spanish origin meaning "Worthy of love; lovable; worthy of being loved. literary; poets and playwrights brought this name into popular usage in the seventeenth century".