Amandajo
A feminine name combining Amanda, meaning "lovable", with Jo, meaning "God's gracious gift".
Name Census estimates that about 66 living Americans carry the first name Amandajo. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Amandajo today is around 38 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amandajo births was 1986 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amandajo. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Amandajo. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
66
~ 1 in 5,193,248 Americans
Peak year
1986
11 babies that year
Average age
38
years old
1992 SSA rank
#10,529
Tracked since 1982
Popularity
Amandajo: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amandajo from the 1980s through to the 1990s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 51 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Amandajo remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amandajo by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Amandajo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amandajo
The name Amandajo is a relatively modern amalgamation of two distinct given names - Amanda and Jo. It does not appear to have a direct linguistic origin from any particular language or culture. However, its component parts can be traced back to various sources.
The name Amanda is derived from the Latin verb "amare," meaning "to love." It gained popularity as a given name during the Middle Ages, particularly in France and Italy. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Amanda dates back to the late 12th century, when it was mentioned in the work "Gesta Regum Britanniae" by the British writer Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Jo, on the other hand, is a shortened form of the name Josephine, which has its roots in the Hebrew name Yosef. Josephine was a popular name among the European nobility during the 18th and 19th centuries, partly due to the influence of Josephine de Beauharnais, the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
While there are no definitive records of the name Amandajo being used throughout history, a few notable individuals have carried one or both of its component names. Amanda Leigh Moore (born 1984) is an American singer and actress, known for her roles in films like "The Princess Diaries" and "Saved!" Jo Rowling (born 1965), better known as J.K. Rowling, is the British author of the immensely popular Harry Potter book series.
Another notable Amanda was Amanda Seyfried (born 1985), an American actress who has appeared in movies like "Mean Girls" and "Mamma Mia!" Jo March, a fictional character from Louisa May Alcott's classic novel "Little Women," published in 1868, was an inspiration for many young women of that era. Additionally, Jo Van Fleet (1915-1996) was an American actress who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1956 for her role in the film "East of Eden."
While the name Amandajo may not have a long historical lineage, its component parts have been present in various cultures and eras, reflecting a blend of linguistic traditions and cultural influences.
People
Amandajo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amandajo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Amandajo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amandajo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 66 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amandajo going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 5,193,248 US residents.
Is Amandajo a common name?
We classify Amandajo as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 69 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amandajo most popular?
The single biggest year for Amandajo was 1986, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amandajo is about 38 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amandajo in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amandajo a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amandajo in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Amandajo still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amandajo in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amandajo can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Amandajo?
Want to know how many people have the name Amandajo? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.