Unisex name · since 1976
Bandy
Bandy has 62 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
62 boys have been named Bandy since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bandy has been recorded 62 times among boys since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1986.
- #20,621 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 62 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bandy ranks #20,621 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Bandy's 62 recorded births place it above 54.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bandy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bandy's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bandy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1986
- Peak year (1979)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Bandy popularity over time - girls
30 total births recorded since 1976 (Bandy as girls' name)
Bandy by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (33 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Bandy's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Bandy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 33 births (53% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bandy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bandy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.