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Why parents love Amanda- The meaning worthy of love is the most directly beautiful.
- Amanda Gorman read at the presidential inauguration.
- Three syllables with a warm, classic sound: ah-MAN-dah.
- Amanda Seyfried is one of Hollywood's most talented actresses.
- Mandy is a warm embedded nickname.
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The vibe of Amanda
worthy of loveLatinGormaninauguratinggerundiveinventedSeyfriedlovable
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Origin & history of Amanda
Latin amanda (she who must be loved, gerundive of amare)
→ English Amanda
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Danish / Dutch / English / German / Italian / Latin / Norwegian / Portuguese / Roman / Spanish / Swedish roots
Amanda was literally created in the 17th century from the Latin gerundive amanda meaning she who must be loved. Amanda Gorman read The Hill We Climb at President Biden's inauguration. Amanda Seyfried won the Emmy. The name held the US top 5 in the 1970s-80s.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: 17th-century literary creation; popular from the 1960s.
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Today
Amanda remains a beloved choice, ranking #410 in the US. 792,151 babies have been named Amanda since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Amanda?
1987
peak year
Amanda was a name of the 1980s. Through that decade it averaged #3 nationally — one of the era's most chosen names. In 1987, 41,786 babies were given the name — making it the #3 most popular name in the United States that year. In the present decade it sits around #410, with about 792 babies given the name annually. Amanda has been declining in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 792,151 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
41,786
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3)
(ranked #3)
792
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
7,920
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
792,151
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Amanda7
Life path number
The Seeker
Wisdom, introspection and spiritual depth.
Amanda's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — love-worthy nurturing. People named Amanda tend to be warm, lovable, and gifted at being exactly what someone needed.
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Exactly what someone needed✦
Worthy of all love◈
Inaugurating-level impact◎
Invented to mean lovable♡
Latin-gerundive perfectionA1
M4
A1
N5
D4
A1
Sum: 16 → Life path 7
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Personality of Amanda🔍
Curious & intellectual
Always questioning, always learning.
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Deep thinker
Surface answers don't satisfy them.
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Reflective & wise
They think before they speak. Worth hearing.
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Beautifully independent
Their solitude is purposeful, not lonely.
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