girl's name
Amandine
a-mahn-DEEN
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 96,616
France
#609
2025 births
Amandine means worthy of love, and the grammar is unusual — the Latin is a gerundive, a form expressing obligation, so the name means one who must be loved rather than one who happens to be.
- Amandine is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1986, when 4,930 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 8,421 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Amandine over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 160 |
| 1910s | 100 |
| 1920s | 85 |
| 1930s | 20 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 15 |
| 1960s | 25 |
| 1970s | 3,725 |
| 1980s | 38,835 |
| 1990s | 32,995 |
| 2000s | 15,720 |
| 2010s | 3,935 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 575 |
What Amandine means
Amandine means worthy of love, or one who must be loved. The Latin amanda is a gerundive, a verbal form carrying obligation, so it is stronger than simply lovable.
Where Amandine comes from
Amandine is a French diminutive of Amanda, from the Latin amandus — to be loved, the gerundive of amare. A gerundive expresses what ought to be done, so the name is closer to one who must be loved than to one who is lovely; Miranda works the same way, meaning one who must be admired. The culinary amandine, meaning garnished with almonds, is a completely separate word from the Latin amygdala and shares nothing but the spelling.
Amandine in use
Amandine peaked in France in 1986, when 4,930 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in exactly one of the six markets we track, at 609th in France on 70 births, across 96,616 lifetime births. Our records carry it from 1900 but almost all volume falls between 1975 and 1995 — a single French generation.
How popular is Amandine?
In 2025, Amandine was given to 70 babies in France, ranking #609 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Amandine is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Amandine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amandine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amandine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Amandine
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Amandine in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Amandine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amandine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amandine
What does the name Amandine mean?
Worthy of love — the Latin gerundive amandus, meaning one who must be loved.
Is it related to almonds?
No. The culinary amandine comes from the Latin amygdala and shares only the spelling.
Which other names use a gerundive?
Miranda — one who must be admired. The grammar carries obligation, not description.
How popular is Amandine?
609th in France, down from a 1986 peak of 4,930 births.
Is Amandine a girl's or a boy's name?
Amandine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
What are the nicknames for Amandine?
Amandine is usually shortened to Mandy.
Is Amandine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amandine currently ranks #609 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.