Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1978

Mandy

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,514 Trend ↓ Falling 36%

Mandy can be used as a given name, a diminutive, or a nickname for both female and male genders.

Rank 2025
#4,514
among girls · ↓338 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
31
named Mandy · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 51,847
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1978
3,124 babies
All-time total
42,603
#668 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Mandy popularity over time

42,603 babies have been named Mandy since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 453 – 453 45 – #250
1890s 490 – 490 49 +8% #356
1900s 561 – 561 56 +14% #385
1910s 803 – 803 80 +43% #477
1920s 840 – 840 84 +5% #724
1930s 484 – 484 48 -42% #881
1940s 434 – 434 43 -10% #1,128
1950s 744 – 744 74 +71% #845
1960s 1,896 6 1,902 190 +156% #647
1970s 16,244 62 16,306 1,631 +757% #94
1980s 13,135 57 13,192 1,319 -19% #132
1990s 3,043 13 3,056 306 -77% #466
2000s 2,261 – 2,261 226 -26% #846
2010s 851 – 851 85 -62% #1,916
2020s (to 2025) 226 – 226 38 -56% #3,577

Where Mandy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 29 0.02 outside top 500
2027 27 0.02 outside top 500
2028 25 0.02 outside top 500
2029 24 0.02 outside top 500
2030 23 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Mandy

Mandy is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,514 in 2025 with 31 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 42,603 American babies have been named Mandy. Its peak came in 1978, when 3,124 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mandy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mandy?

The median living Mandy is about 45 years old; half are between 39 and 49. An estimated 38 thousand people named Mandy are alive in the United States today.

median 45 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mandy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 31 #4,514 – –
2024 35 #4,176 – –
2023 39 #3,886 – –
2022 44 #3,577 – –
2021 37 #3,984 – –
2020 40 #3,721 – –
2019 64 #2,701 – –
2018 65 #2,670 – –
2017 74 #2,451 – –
2016 83 #2,300 – –
2015 70 #2,579 – –
2014 105 #1,916 – –
2013 83 #2,251 – –
2012 101 #1,950 – –
2011 101 #1,963 – –
2010 105 #1,920 – –
2009 149 #1,526 – –
2008 147 #1,568 – –
2007 227 #1,134 – –
2006 242 #1,059 – –
2005 270 #922 – –
2004 291 #846 – –
2003 246 #953 – –
2002 239 #937 – –
2001 234 #947 – –
2000 216 #984 – –
1995 251 #793 – –
1990 526 #466 – –
1985 1,268 #206 9 #4,554
1980 2,231 #132 5 #6,878
1975 2,710 #106 9 #3,823
1970 233 #682 – –
1965 185 #733 – –
1960 147 #856 – –
1955 42 #1,588 – –
1950 41 #1,443 – –
1945 38 #1,305 – –
1940 42 #1,128 – –
1935 38 #1,153 – –
1930 54 #1,008 – –
1925 98 #749 – –
1920 89 #772 – –
1915 83 #733 – –
1910 72 #477 – –
1905 67 #417 – –
1900 76 #385 – –
1895 52 #392 – –
1890 48 #365 – –
1885 55 #270 – –
1880 34 #269 – –

Famous people named Mandy

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mandy Patinkin Mandy Patinkin American actor and singer (born 1952) Contemporary
  2. 2 Mandy Moore Mandy Moore American actress and singer (born 1984) Contemporary
  3. 3 Mandy Rose Mandy Rose American professional wrestler (born 1990) Contemporary
  4. 4 Mandy Capristo Mandy Capristo German pop singer b. 1990 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Mandy Minella Mandy Minella Luxembourgish tennis player and politician (born 1985) Contemporary
  6. 6 Mandy Islacker Mandy Islacker German footballer (born 1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mandy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mandy?

The median living Mandy is about 45 years old. Half of all living Mandys are between 39 and 49 years old.

How many people named Mandy are alive today?

An estimated 38 thousand people named Mandy are alive in the United States, based on 42,603 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mandy mean?

Mandy can be used as a given name, a diminutive, or a nickname for both female and male genders.

How popular is the name Mandy in 2025?

Mandy ranked #4,514 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 31 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mandy?

42,603 babies have been named Mandy in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mandy most popular?

Mandy peaked in 1978, when 3,124 newborns received the name.

Is Mandy a boy or girl name?

Mandy is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mandy rising or falling?

Mandy is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mandy become more popular?

Mandy is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Mandy in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mandy?

Well-known people named Mandy include Mandy Patinkin (actor), Mandy Moore (singer), Mandy Rose (wrestler).

Names like Mandy

Names that sound and feel close to Mandy: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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