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Amy. I prefer it because it just has a more timeless style in my opinion.

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Amanda feels more dated to me, but not for any reason I know of. It shouldn't. I believe they're about the same.
I think maybe I'm just not into names that start with "um."

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I've never seen Amata and I mainly notice it's really rhythmic, so I want to rhyme it with things. Amata ricotta. Amata errata.
The t becomes a d sound in my accent, so I'd slightly prefer Amada.
I dunno, it's nice, just kind of bland seeming to me right now, because of the popularity of names like Amara, Amira, Amelia, Amaia.

Amy. It's short and sweet, and I love the Little Women association. While it was just as popular, it doesn't seem as stuck in the 1970s and 1980s as Amanda has. Amata is okay, but not as pretty as Amy.

Amy, lovely name, a classic

I've never seen an Amata. Don't like the sound or the look much; meaning's OK. Amanda had its moment about, maybe 50 years ago judging from the Amanda people I've met; I'd choose it because it's the best of the three and because quite a few people have mentioned knowing an Amanda who doesn't go by Mandy! Amy was far too popular about 30 years ago, but I wouldn't use it anyway: sounds whiney and flimsy.

Amy is my favorite. Both Amy and Amanda are pretty dated, but Amata is obscure enough that most people will think they misheard Amanda.

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Amy - sweet, youthful sounding, and lively
Amanda - more solid, a bit stodgy, but nice
Amata - uncommon if not obscure, but not dated

I like Amanda the best, simply because I've always liked it, and Amy has always seemed a little too insubstantial and sweet for my tastes, and Amata doesn't sound attractive to me. But I say Amata is most usable today. Because Amy and Amanda are now dated in a bad way, meaning they were popular too recently to seem quaint and old-timey, and it's not a good idea to give your daughter a name that's dated in a bad way IMO.

This message was edited 7/31/2019, 10:54 AM

Amanda.

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I love Amy, and I was going to go with that, but it's just a little too juvenile for a grown woman. Also, I'm beginning to really like Amanda, in general. I might be the only person who thinks the NN Mandy is kind of cute.

Amanda, hands down. Amy is blah as oatmeal, and Amada sounds attractive but looks like a typoed Amanda.

Amy! It's cute and similar feel to names like Sophie.