Amanda
Meaning and origin
Derived from Latin Amanda. First recorded in Sweden in 1735.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Amanda (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Amanda has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,037 |
| 1999 | 974 |
| 2000 | 897 |
| 2001 | 853 |
| 2002 | 787 |
| 2003 | 739 |
| 2004 | 702 |
| 2005 | 667 |
| 2006 | 549 |
| 2007 | 598 |
| 2008 | 597 |
| 2009 | 538 |
| 2010 | 474 |
| 2011 | 431 |
| 2012 | 374 |
| 2013 | 353 |
| 2014 | 323 |
| 2015 | 275 |
| 2016 | 215 |
| 2017 | 173 |
| 2018 | 157 |
| 2019 | 122 |
| 2020 | 122 |
| 2021 | 95 |
| 2022 | 72 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 14,668 |
| 2000 | 15,543 |
| 2001 | 16,436 |
| 2002 | 17,210 |
| 2003 | 17,964 |
| 2004 | 18,651 |
| 2005 | 19,286 |
| 2006 | 19,835 |
| 2007 | 20,428 |
| 2008 | 21,023 |
| 2009 | 21,569 |
| 2010 | 22,061 |
| 2011 | 22,480 |
| 2012 | 22,864 |
| 2013 | 23,208 |
| 2014 | 23,517 |
| 2015 | 23,790 |
| 2016 | 23,997 |
| 2017 | 24,168 |
| 2018 | 24,319 |
| 2019 | 24,410 |
| 2020 | 24,520 |
Amanda in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Amanda.Hi! My name is Amanda.
- Amanda ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Amanda called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Amanda kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Amanda is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Amandas mamma är lärare.Amanda's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Amandas mamma is Amanda's mum.
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Questions about Amanda
How do you pronounce Amanda in Swedish?
In IPA, Amanda is /a²manda/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Amanda mean?
Derived from Latin Amanda. First recorded in Sweden in 1735.
How popular is Amanda in Sweden?
72 babies were named Amanda in 2022. In 2020, 24,520 people in Sweden had Amanda as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.