| Amanda | Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Worthy of love | Victory |
| Origin | latin | Latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | uh-MAN-duh | vik-TOR-ee-uh |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1987 (41,786) | 1993 (12,925) |
| In 2025 | 601 | 4,027 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Amanda | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 3,904 | 27,560 |
| 2010s | 11,081 | 71,017 |
| 2000s | 46,660 | 84,967 |
| 1990s | 191,132 | 117,475 |
| 1980s | 369,727 | 53,272 |
| 1970s | 123,920 | 30,884 |
| 1960s | 17,176 | 37,733 |
| 1950s | 5,471 | 49,127 |
| 1940s | 2,759 | 20,752 |
| 1930s | 1,965 | 6,204 |
| 1920s | 3,125 | 10,547 |
| 1910s | 3,643 | 10,766 |
| 1900s | 2,923 | 3,692 |
| 1890s | 3,872 | 2,479 |
| 1880s | 3,280 | 1,440 |
A literary coinage from the Latin gerundive amanda, 'lovable, worthy of love, deserving to be loved', from amare 'to love'. Built directly on the root am-.
Victoria is the Latin word for “victory,” and the name of the Roman goddess of triumph. Britain’s Queen Victoria, who reigned more than sixty years, turned it into a royal classic.
Victoria is more popular than Amanda today: about 4,027 US babies were given the name Victoria in 2025, compared with 601 named Amanda.
Amanda means Worthy of love (latin origin), while Victoria means Victory (Latin origin).
In US records, Amanda first appears in 1880 and Victoria in 1880, so Amanda has the longer recorded history.