Mandi
Mandi was the 12698th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 331st; the most babies were born in 1977 (697). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,089 places. More babies were named Mandi in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mandy) pet form of Amanda; "worthy of love" · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #12,698 girls, down 1,887 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977697 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,025babies recorded
What does the name Mandi mean?
Mandi is a spelling of Mandy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Mandy's meaning and origin.
Mandy is a pet form of Amanda, made by dropping the first syllable and adding -y. Amanda is Latin, "she who must be loved, worthy of love", from amare, "to love". DMNES notes that Amanda is older than the 17th-century invention sometimes claimed for it. Wikipedia adds that Mandy is occasionally used for Miranda and some men's names. It was most popular in the US in the late 1970s.
amanda (Latin, “to be loved, worthy of love”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Amanda, Mandi, Mindy, Manda.
See also: Latin names, names that mean love.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mandy', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Amanda', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Mandy (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Mandi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,698 | 7 |
| 2020 | #10,811 | 9 |
| 2010 | #5,354 | 26 |
| 2000 | #2,118 | 77 |
| 1990 | #877 | 222 |
| 1980 | #411 | 543 |
| 1970 | #1,816 | 49 |
| 1960 | #5,493 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mandi, counting every spelling?
Mandi is a spelling of Mandy, a name family that had 38 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 38 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandy | 31 | #4,514 | 186 |
| Mandi | 7 | #12,698 | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mandi?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mandi (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mandi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mandi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mandi?
About 9,600 people born in the US named Mandi are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 38 and 49. That makes Mandi mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mandi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mandi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mandi
What does Mandi mean?
Mandi is a spelling of Mandy, which means “pet form of Amanda; "worthy of love"” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mandi?
Mandi was the 12698th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 331st; the most babies were born in 1977 (697). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,089 places. More babies were named Mandi in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Mandi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mandi in the US.