Recorded 1957–2020 Girls' name Peak 1982 163 births

Amantha — girls' name

163 babies named Amantha in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s241970s361980s701990s232020s5

The verdict

163 girls have been named Amantha since 1957, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2020.

163
total births
1957–2020
years on record
1980s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Amantha was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

11 babies were named Amantha in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amantha

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Amantha between 1957 and 2020, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amantha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amantha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Amantha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amantha 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 163 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.

Amantha at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

163

Since 1957

64 years of records

Peak year

1982

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1957

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2020

Amantha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1957

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1982)
11
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Amantha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
70 births that decade — 43% of Amantha's all-time total
1950s51960s241970s361980s701990s232020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amantha?
163 babies have been named Amantha since 1957. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1982 with 11 births.
When was Amantha most popular?
Amantha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Amantha been used?
Amantha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 64 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Amantha?
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, 1957–2020 (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.