How Many People Are Named Handy?
An estimated 152 people in the United States have the first name Handy. It is predominantly male (99.1%). The average bearer is 66 years old, and Handy peaked in popularity in 1916 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Handy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Handy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Handy is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
152
About 1 in 2,254,963 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.1% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1916
16 births
Total Registered
543
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Handy
Handy is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 543 total births registered, 99.1% were male.
Handy as a male name
Ranked #12,895 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 1916 (16 births)
Handy as a female name
Ranked #15,919 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 2000 (5 births)
Handy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Handy span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 112 babies were registered. Handy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Handy by Decade
How has Handy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Handy by State
Birth registrations for Handy span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Louisiana, South Carolina. The lowest are in South Carolina, Louisiana, North Carolina. On average, about 7 Handys were registered per state.
Handy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Handy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Handy
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Handy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Handy?
We estimate approximately 152 people named Handy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,254,963 Americans share this first name.
Is Handy a common name?
Handy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 543 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Handy most popular?
Handy reached peak popularity in 1916, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Handy is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Handy a male name?
Handy is predominantly male. 99.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Handy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Handy Smith, Handy Johnson, Handy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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