Recorded 1971–2021 Unisex name Peak 1981 89 births

Jandy — unisex name

89 babies named Jandy in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

89 girls have been named Jandy since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2021.

89
total births
1971–2021
years on record
1980s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jandy was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jandy in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jandy

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Jandy between 1971 and 2021, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jandy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Jandy is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 7 additional births since 2006.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jandy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jandy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jandy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 89 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jandy at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

89

Since 1971

51 years of records

Peak year

1981

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1971

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jandy popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1971

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1981)
10
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4681012 20212004199219901984198019751971 5

Jandy popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 2006 (Jandy as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2006 7

Jandy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
32 births that decade — 36% of Jandy's all-time total
1970s161980s321990s242000s52020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jandy?
89 babies have been named Jandy since 1971. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1981 with 10 births.
When was Jandy most popular?
Jandy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Is Jandy a unisex name?
Yes, Jandy is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 89 births, and as a boy's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Jandy been used?
Jandy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 51 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jandy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.