Unisex name · since 1949

Dandy

Dandy has 100 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#17,409 of 45,481
all-time among boys
100
born since 1949
2000s
peak decade

Dandy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 100 have been recorded since 1949.

Dandy has 100 recorded births among boys since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2014.

  • #17,409 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 100 born since 1949
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dandy ranks #17,409 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 100 born since 1949, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,409 of 45,481
all-time among boys
100
born since 1949
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dandy's 100 recorded births place it above 61.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dandy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dandy's full recorded timeline at 1988, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Dandy popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1959)
11
Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
4681012 194919621974198019881995200420072014 6

Dandy popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1975 (Dandy as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1975 5

Dandy by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (26 births, 26% of the file).

2000s was Dandy's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.

Dandy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 26 births (26% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dandy? ▼
100 babies have been named Dandy since 1949. All-time, it sits at #17,409 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1959 with 11 births.
Where does Dandy sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dandy ranks #17,409 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dandy most popular? ▼
Dandy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Is Dandy a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Dandy is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 100 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Dandy been used? ▼
Dandy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 66 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Dandy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daniel, Danny, Dan, Dana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Dandy's data

  • Dandy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dandy

Nearby Names Like Dandy

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dandy

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#22 1,982,812 births
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#628 286,648 births
Dan Boy
#1959 106,554 births
Dana Boy
#4142 53,287 births
Dante Boy
#308 51,587 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dandy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1949–2014 (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 Dandy 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.