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How popular is the name Amanda?

Births per year, rank history and how many Amandas are alive today.

Amanda (female), once a common girls' name, is now an uncommon choice for new babies in England and Wales, ranked 983rd in 2025 with 35 given the name. The name peaked in 1964, when around 4,800 babies were given the name, the 16th most popular that year. It has declined since 1964; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 100,000 babies have been named Amanda in England and Wales since 1954. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Amanda include Mandy.

The Amanda you are most likely to meet is around 59 years old. Half of all Amandas born in England and Wales are between 50 and 62, and there are at least 100,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 27% chance that at least one of them will be called Amanda.

How many babies are named Amanda each year?

02k4k6k19601980200020201954: ~434 estimated (336-533)1964: ~4,825 estimated (3,413-6,236)1974: ~4,682 estimated (3,620-5,744)1984: ~691 estimated (505-876)1996: 2641997: 1801998: 1461999: 1142000: 932001: 852002: 602003: 892004: 972005: 842006: 792007: 962008: 962009: 922010: 942011: 852012: 952013: 702014: 642015: 912016: 862017: 732018: 682019: 572020: 502021: 542022: 472023: 452024: 332025: 35estimatedactual

Where does Amanda rank among girls' names?

1101001,0002,00019601980200020201954: ranked 851964: ranked 161974: ranked 111984: ranked 491996: ranked 1701997: ranked 2261998: ranked 2651999: ranked 3032000: ranked 3572001: ranked 3782002: ranked 5002003: ranked 4052004: ranked 3922005: ranked 4382006: ranked 4842007: ranked 4262008: ranked 4402009: ranked 4552010: ranked 4502011: ranked 4992012: ranked 4702013: ranked 5842014: ranked 6292015: ranked 4752016: ranked 5032017: ranked 5822018: ranked 6022019: ranked 6822020: ranked 7352021: ranked 6992022: ranked 7752023: ranked 7942024: ranked 1,0362025: ranked 983

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Amanda per year in England and Wales, 1954 to 2025, peaking at about 4,825 in 1964
Amanda: births per year in England and Wales, 1954-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Amanda most popular?

Amanda peaked in 1964, when around 4,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Amanda?

At least 100,000 people named Amanda born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Amanda?

Most living Amandas are between 50 and 62; the most common age is about 59.

Is Amanda becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.






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