Total births
16
Girls' name · since 1979
Mandelyn
16 babies named Mandelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 1979–1998
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
16 girls have been named Mandelyn since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mandelyn has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1998.
- 16 total births
- 1979–1998 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Mandelyn since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.
- 16
- total births
- 1979–1998
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Mandelyn was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
6 babies were named Mandelyn in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Mandelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mandelyn's full recorded timeline at 1994, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mandelyn at a glance
Last recorded 1998Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Mandelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1998
- Peak year (1998)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Mandelyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Mandelyn's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Mandelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mandelyn? ▼
Since 1979, Social Security records show 16 babies named Mandelyn. The most recent recorded year was 1998. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 6 births.
When was Mandelyn most popular? ▼
Mandelyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Mandelyn been used? ▼
Mandelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 20 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Mandelyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mandy, Manuela, Mandi, Manda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Mandelyn
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mandelyn: Baby Name Since 1979 - 16 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mandelyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mandelyn 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 July 2026.