How Many People Are Named Tandy?
An estimated 1,383 people in the United States have the first name Tandy. It is used for both genders, with 62.0% female. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Tandy peaked in popularity in 1978 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tandy 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 Tandy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Tandy has undergone a significant gender shift. Originally given predominantly to boys, it is now more commonly a girls' name.
- Tandy is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,383
About 1 in 247,834 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
62.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1978
67 births
Total Registered
1,879
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tandy
Tandy is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (38.0%) and females (62.0%). Out of 1,879 total births registered, 714 were male and 1,165 were female.
Tandy as a male name
Ranked #14,151 in 2007
5 male births in 2007
Peak: 1958 (21 births)
Tandy as a female name
Ranked #17,690 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1978 (58 births)
Tandy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tandy span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 463 babies were registered. Tandy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tandy by Decade
How has Tandy 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.
Tandy by State
Birth registrations for Tandy span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Indiana. The lowest are in Utah, Tennessee, Oregon. On average, about 21 Tandys were registered per state.
Tandy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tandy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tandy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tandy?
We estimate approximately 1,383 people named Tandy 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 247,834 Americans share this first name.
Is Tandy a common name?
Tandy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,879 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tandy most popular?
Tandy reached peak popularity in 1978, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tandy is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tandy a female name?
Tandy is predominantly female. 62.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tandy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tandy Smith, Tandy Johnson, Tandy 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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