Girls' name · since 1968
Shandi
1,744 babies named Shandi in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,744
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,744 girls have been named Shandi since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shandi has been recorded 1,744 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1968 to 2015.
- #5,164 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,744 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shandi ranks #5,164 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,744 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,744
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shandi's 1,744 recorded births place it above 92.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Shandi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shandi splits its recorded history at 1991: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 110 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shandi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2015
- Peak year (1986)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Shandi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (916 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Shandi's strongest decade.
916 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shandi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 175
1970s
175 births
- 1980s
1980s
916 births
- 1990s
1990s
426 births
- 2000s 192
2000s
192 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 916 births (53% of all-time use).
How Shandi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shandi's total volume
Shandi by state
Where Shandi concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 101 | 5.8% |
| #2 | California | | 77 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 35 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Utah | | 26 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 25 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.0% |
101 of 1,744 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Shandi appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shandi's data
- Shandi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (916 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shandis (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shandi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1968–2015 (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 Shandi 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.