Recorded 1981–1999 Girls' name Peak 1991 57 births

Amandalyn — girls' name

57 babies named Amandalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s36

The verdict

57 girls have been named Amandalyn since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.

57
total births
1981–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Amandalyn was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Amandalyn in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amandalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Amandalyn between 1981 and 1999, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amandalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amandalyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Amandalyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amandalyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 57 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Amandalyn at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

57

Since 1981

19 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1981

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1999

Amandalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1981

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Amandalyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 63% of Amandalyn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amandalyn?
57 babies have been named Amandalyn since 1981. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Amandalyn most popular?
Amandalyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Amandalyn been used?
Amandalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 19 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Amandalyn?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.