Amandalynn
A feminine name combining Amanda, meaning "worthy of love" from Latin, and Lynn, meaning "small lake".
Name Census estimates that about 78 living Americans carry the first name Amandalynn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Amandalynn today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amandalynn births was 1989 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amandalynn. 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 Amandalynn. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
78
~ 1 in 4,394,286 Americans
Peak year
1989
10 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2001 SSA rank
#15,493
Tracked since 1980
Popularity
Amandalynn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amandalynn from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 39 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amandalynn 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 Amandalynn 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 Amandalynn
The name Amandalynn is a combination of the names Amanda and Linn or Lynn. Amanda is a feminine name derived from the Latin verb "amare" meaning "to love." It was likely formed as a medieval vernacular form of the ancient Roman name Amandus, meaning "worthy of love."
The origins of Amanda can be traced back to the late Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, where it was borne by a few early Christian martyrs. However, the name did not become popular until the 17th century when it was revived during the Protestant Reformation.
The suffix "-lynn" is derived from the Old English name Linn, which means "pool or lake." This element was often added to feminine names in the 20th century to create new compound names.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Amanda dates back to the early 7th century, when an English Christian woman named Amanda of Leuven lived in what is now Belgium. Another notable bearer of the name was Amanda of Bavaria (973-1051), a German noblewoman and abbess.
In literature, one of the most famous Amandas is the character Amanda Wingfield from Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie" (1944). In music, Amanda Palmer is a renowned American singer-songwriter and member of the Dresden Dolls, born in 1976.
Other notable figures with the name Amanda include Amanda Gorman (1998-), the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, and Amanda Nunes (1988-), a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC champion.
The combination of Amanda and Lynn to form Amandalynn appears to be a modern invention, likely emerging in the late 20th century as a unique variation of the traditional name Amanda.
People
Amandalynn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amandalynn 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
Amandalynn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amandalynn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 78 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amandalynn 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 4,394,286 US residents.
Is Amandalynn a common name?
We classify Amandalynn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 81 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amandalynn most popular?
The single biggest year for Amandalynn was 1989, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amandalynn is about 34 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 Amandalynn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amandalynn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amandalynn 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 Amandalynn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amandalynn 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 Amandalynn 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 common is the name Amandalynn?
See how many Americans are named Amandalynn on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.