Amanda
Amanda is a female given name: 100% of people named Amanda are women, and it is recorded as female in 14 of the 14 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Malta
- US births since 1880
- 2,137 male / 784,888 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Amanda
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Amanda," in English, "Guten Tag Amanda," in German. Amanda is a female given name: about 100% of people named Amanda are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Amanda,
German
Guten Tag Amanda,
French
Bonjour Amanda,
Spanish
Estimado/a Amanda:
Chinese
Amanda您好：
Japanese
Amanda様
English
Hi Amanda,
German
Hi Amanda,
French
Salut Amanda,
Spanish
Hola Amanda,
Chinese
Amanda你好：
Japanese
Amandaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 14 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
2,137 male · 784,888 female · 787,025 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Amanda a male or female name?
Amanda is a female given name: 100% of people named Amanda are women, and it is recorded as female in 14 of the 14 countries covered.
How do I address Amanda in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Amanda," in English, "Guten Tag Amanda," in German. Amanda is a female given name: about 100% of people named Amanda are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Amanda a unisex name?
Amanda is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Amanda are men. Amanda leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Amanda a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/amanda (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_amanda,
title = {Is Amanda a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/amanda},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}