| Amandine | Fleur | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Much-loved | Flower |
| Origin | French | french |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ah-mahn-DEEN | FLUR |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1991 | 1926 |
| Peak year | 2002 (10) | 2021 (16) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 11 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Amandine | Fleur |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 64 |
| 2010s | 10 | 92 |
| 2000s | 34 | 26 |
| 1990s | 17 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 15 |
| 1970s | 0 | 49 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 |
| 1930s | 0 | 6 |
| 1920s | 0 | 13 |
Amandine comes from the Latin amanda, “worthy of love, much-loved.”
Literally the French word for 'flower', from Latin 'flos/floris'. Popularised in English by the character Fleur in Galsworthy's 'The Forsyte Saga'.
Fleur is more popular than Amandine today: about 11 US babies were given the name Fleur in 2025, compared with 0 named Amandine.
Amandine means Much-loved (French origin), while Fleur means Flower (french origin).
In US records, Amandine first appears in 1991 and Fleur in 1926, so Fleur has the longer recorded history.