How Many People Are Named Shandi?
An estimated 1,656 people in the United States have the first name Shandi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Shandi peaked in popularity in 1986 with 110 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shandi 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 Shandi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,656
About 1 in 206,977 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1986
110 births
Total Registered
1,744
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shandi
Shandi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,744 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shandi as a female name
Ranked #18,714 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1986 (110 births)
Shandi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shandi span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 916 babies were registered. Shandi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shandi by Decade
How has Shandi 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.
Shandi by State
Birth registrations for Shandi span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York. On average, about 21 Shandis were registered per state.
Shandi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shandi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shandi
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Shandi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shandi?
We estimate approximately 1,656 people named Shandi 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 206,977 Americans share this first name.
Is Shandi a common name?
Shandi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,744 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shandi most popular?
Shandi reached peak popularity in 1986, when 110 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shandi is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shandi a female name?
Shandi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shandi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shandi Smith, Shandi Johnson, Shandi 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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