Amanda is the gerundive of the Latin amare (to love) — "worthy of love, lovable." **A top-15 US baby name from 1976 to 1995, peaking at #3 in 1978-1979 and again in 1984**. **Amanda Gorman (born 1998)** — **American poet; in January 2021, at age 22, became the youngest inaugural poet in US history when she delivered "The Hill We Climb" at President Biden's inauguration**. **Her debut collection *The Hill We Climb and Other Poems* (2021) debuted at #1 on the *New York Times* bestseller list and stayed there 28+ weeks**. **First-ever National Youth Poet Laureate (2017)**. **In 2021 became the first poet to perform at the Super Bowl**. **Time 100 Most Influential People (2021)**. **Amanda Bynes (born 1986)** — *The Amanda Show* (1999-2002); *What I Like About You*; *She's the Man* (2006); *Hairspray* (2007). **Amanda Seyfried (born 1985)** — Academy Award nomination for *The Dropout* (2022) as Elizabeth Holmes — Emmy for the same role. **Amanda Knox (born 1987)** — American exoneree. **Amanda Peet** (*The Whole Nine Yards* 2000). **Amanda Plummer** (*Pulp Fiction* 1994).
Featured throughout American culture from the 1970s through today.
Amanda reduces to four — the number of inaugural poet.