Girls' name · since 1974

Amamda

Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 247 babies named Amamda, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#17,693 of 72,339
all-time among girls
247
born since 1974
1980s
peak decade

Amamda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 247 have been recorded since 1974.

Amamda has 247 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1996.

  • #17,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 247 born since 1974
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amamda ranks #17,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 247 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.

#17,693 of 72,339
all-time among girls
247
born since 1974
1980s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Amamda's 247 recorded births place it above 75.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Amamda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Amamda splits its recorded history at 1985: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Amamda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1996

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1985)
30
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
010203040 19741978198119841987199019951996 7

Amamda by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (178 births, 72% of the file).

1980s was Amamda's strongest decade.

178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.

Amamda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 178 births (72% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amamda?
247 babies have been named Amamda since 1974. All-time, it sits at #17,693 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1985 with 30 births.
Where does Amamda sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amamda ranks #17,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Amamda most popular?
Amamda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Amamda been used?
Records for Amamda go back to 1974, giving 23 years of history through 1996.
What names are similar to Amamda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amanda, Amaya, Amara, Amari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Amamda's data

  • Amamda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Amamda

Nearby Names Like Amamda

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amamda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amamda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.