Mandy
Mandy was the 4514th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 94th; the most babies were born in 1978 (3,110). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,935 places. More babies were named Mandy in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Amanda; "worthy of love" · English, Latin
Say it MAN-dee /ˈmændi/
- Rank in 2025
- #4,514 girls, down 793 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19783,110 babies
- Total since 1880
- 42,603babies recorded
What does the name Mandy mean?
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)
Mandy popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 138 since 1962.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,514 | 31 |
| 2020 | #3,721 | 40 |
| 2010 | #1,920 | 105 |
| 2000 | #984 | 216 |
| 1990 | #466 | 526 |
| 1980 | #132 | 2,231 |
| 1970 | #682 | 233 |
| 1960 | #856 | 147 |
| 1950 | #1,443 | 41 |
| 1940 | #1,128 | 42 |
| 1930 | #1,008 | 54 |
| 1920 | #772 | 89 |
| 1910 | #477 | 72 |
| 1900 | #385 | 76 |
| 1890 | #365 | 48 |
| 1880 | #269 | 34 |
How popular is Mandy, counting every spelling?
Mandy is the most common spelling of 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 Mandy?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mandy (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mandy 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 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mandy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mandy?
About 37,000 people born in the US named Mandy are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 40 and 50. That makes Mandy 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.
Mandy by state
How common Mandy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mandy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mandy, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Mandy · Sibling names for Mandy
Mandy is also a nickname for Amanda and Miranda.
Questions about the name Mandy
What does Mandy mean?
Mandy means “pet form of Amanda; "worthy of love"” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mandy?
Mandy was the 4514th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 94th; the most babies were born in 1978 (3,110). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,935 places. More babies were named Mandy in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Mandy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mandy in the US.
Where is Mandy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mandy was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.