Girls' name · since 1912
Amandy
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 68 babies named Amandy, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,396 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
68 girls have been named Amandy since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amandy has been recorded 68 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1981.
- #31,396 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1912
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amandy ranks #31,396 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1912, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,396 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
Amandy's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Amandy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amandy's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amandy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1981
- Peak year (1920)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Amandy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (23 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Amandy's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Amandy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
19 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 23 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Amandy's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 1980s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Amandy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1912–1981 (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 Amandy 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.