Fun Facts About the Name Amando
- More than 1 thousand babies named Amando: U.S. records list 1,387 babies given the name Amando from 1880 through 2025. Even 134 girls received the name Amando - about 1 girl for every 9 boys.
What Does the Name Amando Mean?
Amando is a masculine given name meaning "lovable" or "worthy of love." It comes from the Latin name Amandus, formed from the verb amare, "to love," and the gerundive ending -ndus, which expresses worthiness or obligation. The literal sense is therefore "one to be loved" or "lovable." Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Amando developed from Latin Amandus through the regular loss of the Latin nominative ending -us. The same Latin name also yielded French Amand and the ecclesiastical Latin or learned English form Amandus. Although Amando has the same spelling as the Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian gerund amando, "loving," the personal name's origin is the Latin given name Amandus, not the verb form. It is unrelated to Amadeus, which joins a Latin love-word to Deus, "God," and to Amado, which comes from Latin Amatus, "beloved."
Amando Name History & Origins
The name's documented background begins with the Latin Amandus, borne by early Christian saints. The best known is Saint Amandus, a Frankish bishop and missionary of the seventh century. He worked in Flanders and northern Gaul, founded the monastery of Elnone (later Saint-Amand-les-Eaux), and died around 679. His cult spread through the Frankish lands, and the name appears in medieval Latin records and in vernacular forms such as Old French Amand. From this Latin name, the form Amando developed in the Iberian Peninsula and in Italy. Spanish and Portuguese use Amando as a masculine given name; Italian also has Amando as a reflex of Amandus. In Portuguese, the given name is homographic with the gerund amando, "loving," but the two have different histories: the given name continues the Latin personal name, while the gerund continues the verb amar. Amando is distinct from the similar-sounding Armando, which comes from the Germanic Hariman, "army man," and from Amado, which derives from Latin Amatus, "beloved."
How Popular is the Name Amando?
Amando has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2002. Its best rank was #1,836 in 1943.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #13,528 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #10,312 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #9,279 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #6,973 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #5,073 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #5,618 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #7,149 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #4,869 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1983 | #10,324 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,217 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #6,819 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #7,444 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #6,710 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #8,599 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,769 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #9,923 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #9,801 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #12,448 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #8,201 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #8,107 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #9,809 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #8,189 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #6,705 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #8,183 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #8,783 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #7,076 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #9,699 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #8,898 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #8,111 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #8,840 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #6,446 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #5,073 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #6,638 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #6,478 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #4,632 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #4,613 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #4,283 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #3,191 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #3,976 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #6,863 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #3,708 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #3,709 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #3,161 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1996 | #5,204 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #3,562 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #3,330 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #3,049 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #3,608 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #3,331 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #3,978 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #3,818 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #5,214 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #3,531 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #2,513 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #3,405 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #4,569 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #3,893 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #3,114 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #2,498 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #2,447 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #3,361 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #4,573 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #2,559 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #3,100 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #2,208 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1974 | #3,566 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #2,514 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1972 | #2,426 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #3,378 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #3,533 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #2,684 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #2,737 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #1,907 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #2,134 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #2,622 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #2,862 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,326 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,312 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #3,359 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,675 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #2,535 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #2,648 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #1,889 | 18 | 0.0008% |
| 1956 | #2,093 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1955 | #3,516 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #2,597 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #3,434 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,102 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #2,140 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #2,610 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,693 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,870 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #2,149 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #2,400 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1944 | #3,444 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #1,836 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1941 | #2,333 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1940 | #2,185 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #2,455 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #2,191 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1935 | #2,400 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1934 | #2,026 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1933 | #3,660 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #2,469 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #2,659 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1930 | #2,783 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #2,205 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1928 | #2,395 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1927 | #2,413 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1926 | #2,728 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #2,095 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1924 | #2,647 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1923 | #2,335 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1922 | #3,257 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #2,810 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1919 | #3,405 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #2,889 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1917 | #2,961 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1916 | #3,185 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1915 | #3,091 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1914 | #2,931 | 6 | 0.0009% |
| 1913 | #2,831 | 5 | 0.0010% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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