Amada
Feminine · “beloved”
Amada is the Spanish word for beloved — the past participle of the verb to love, used as a name. It says that the child is loved rather than that she is lovable.
How old is the name Amada?
Amada first appears in US birth records in 1890 — 135 years ago. The typical Amada alive today was born around 1983, making them about 42 years old. About 1,900 people named Amada are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Amada most popular?
Amada peaked in 1898, reaching #1171 nationally. Today it ranks #3517, 2,346 places below that high. See the whole 1898 chart.
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Where it comes from
From amata to Amada
The story of Amada
Latin amata was used as a name in Rome — the wife of Latinus in the Aeneid carries it — and Spanish and Portuguese kept the participle as Amada and Amado. It was well used in Spain and Mexico through the nineteenth century and appears in American records from the same period with Hispanic families. The related Amadis gave its name to a chivalric romance that Cervantes' Don Quixote had read too many times.
Meaning
beloved
From Latin amata, the feminine past participle of amare, to love; Spanish kept the form unchanged. The related Amadeo means one who loves God, and Amadis was a hero of medieval Spanish romance.
How the name formed
- amata
- Amada
Related forms: Amada · Amata · Aimée
Pronouncing Amada
ah-MAH-dah
Three syllables with the stress in the middle. Every letter is sounded in Spanish.
Nicknames for Amada
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1890
- Most girls named
- 202047 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1171reached in 1898
- Change vs 2022
- −2.3%43 in 2025, from 44
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Amada in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Amada in Portuguese — same name
- Amata in Italian — same name
- Aimée in French — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas.
Amadas among us
people named Amada are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 37,378 born in 2025 was named Amada
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Amada sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Amada is headed
Amada should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Amada beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Amada in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning of unusual directness and warmth.
- Every letter is said, so Spanish speakers read it correctly at first sight.
- Five letters and three open syllables, easy to say.
- A name that says beloved is a statement the child will hear discussed.
- Amanda is far more common in English and will be assumed.
- It is close to Amada, Amara and Amaya, which are separate names.
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Frequently asked
- How many Amadas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,900 people named Amada are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Amada in 2025?
- Amada ranks #3517 among US girl names in 2025, with 43 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Amada?
- About 1 in every 37,378 US girls born in 2025 was named Amada — 43 in all.
- Will my child share the name Amada with classmates?
- Amada will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Amada
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