Girls' name · since 1880
Amanda
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 790,638 babies named Amanda, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #493 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 790,638
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Amanda currently ranks #493 among girls' names in America, with 790,638 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Amanda recorded 790,638 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #493 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #27 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #493 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 790,638 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amanda ranks #27 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #493 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 790,638 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #493 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 790,638
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Amanda's 790,638 recorded births place it above 99.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Amanda compares
790,638 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Amanda's all-time total is 2,103x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amanda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 790,638 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41,786 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amanda's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 176 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 41,786, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amanda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 41,786
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Amanda popularity over time - boys
2,136 total births recorded since 1899 (Amanda as boys' name)
Amanda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (369,727 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Amanda's strongest decade.
369,727 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Amanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 3,280
1880s
3,280 births
- 1890s 3,872
1890s
3,872 births
- 1900s 2,923
1900s
2,923 births
- 1910s 3,643
1910s
3,643 births
- 1920s 3,125
1920s
3,125 births
- 1930s 1,965
1930s
1,965 births
- 1940s 2,759
1940s
2,759 births
- 1950s 5,471
1950s
5,471 births
- 1960s 17,176
1960s
17,176 births
- 1970s 123,920
1970s
123,920 births
- 1980s
1980s
369,727 births
- 1990s
1990s
191,132 births
- 2000s 46,660
2000s
46,660 births
- 2010s 11,081
2010s
11,081 births
- 2020s 3,904
2020s
3,904 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 369,727 births (47% of all-time use).
How Amanda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Amanda's total volume
Amanda by state
Where Amanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 69,484 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 61,968 | 7.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 48,469 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 40,088 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 37,460 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 35,871 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 33,619 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 30,672 | 3.9% |
69,484 of 790,638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Amanda appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amanda's data
- Amanda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (369,727 total births); usage has since declined to 3,904 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Amandas (69,484 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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, 1880–2025 (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 Amanda 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.