Girls' name · since 1942
Amenda
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 322 babies named Amenda, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 322
- born since 1942
- 1980s
- peak decade
Amenda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 322 recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amenda has been recorded 322 times among girls since 1942, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2000.
- #15,320 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 322 born since 1942
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amenda ranks #15,320 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 322 born since 1942, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 322
- born since 1942
- 1980s
- peak decade
Amenda's 322 recorded births place it above 78.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Amenda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amenda's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amenda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2000
- Peak year (1990)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Amenda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (119 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Amenda's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Amenda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 119 births (37% of all-time use).
Amenda by state
Where Amenda concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 322 births nationwide.
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What to do with Amenda's data
- Amenda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Amendas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Amenda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1942–2000 (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 Amenda 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.