How Many People Are Named Mandy?
An estimated 35,885 people in the United States have the first name Mandy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Mandy peaked in popularity in 1978 with 3,124 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mandy 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 Mandy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Mandy is overwhelmingly female, 138 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Mandy has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
35,885
About 1 in 9,551 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1978
3,124 births
Total Registered
42,573
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mandy
Mandy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 42,573 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Mandy as a male name
Ranked #9,208 in 1998
6 male births in 1998
Peak: 1978 (14 births)
Mandy as a female name
Ranked #4,154 in 2024
35 female births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (3,110 births)
Mandy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mandy span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 16,306 babies were registered. Mandy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mandy by Decade
How has Mandy 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.
Mandy by State
Birth registrations for Mandy span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Delaware, Vermont, Rhode Island. On average, about 740 Mandys were registered per state.
Mandy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mandy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mandy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mandy?
We estimate approximately 35,885 people named Mandy 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 9,551 Americans share this first name.
Is Mandy a common name?
Mandy is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 42,573 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mandy most popular?
Mandy reached peak popularity in 1978, when 3,124 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mandy is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mandy a female name?
Mandy is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mandy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mandy Smith, Mandy Johnson, Mandy 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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