Unisex name · since 1962
Shandy
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 728 babies named Shandy, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 728
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shandy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 728 recorded since 1962.
Shandy has 728 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2010.
- #9,292 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 728 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shandy ranks #9,292 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 728 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 728
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shandy's 728 recorded births place it above 87.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Shandy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shandy's full recorded timeline at 1988, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shandy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2010
- Peak year (1981)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Shandy popularity over time - boys
115 total births recorded since 1970 (Shandy as boys' name)
Shandy by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (301 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Shandy's strongest decade.
301 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Shandy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
205 births
- 1980s
1980s
301 births
- 1990s
1990s
135 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 301 births (41% of all-time use).
How Shandy 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 Shandy's total volume
Shandy by state
Where Shandy concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Utah | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.8% |
24 of 728 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Shandy's decade-level peak was the 1980s (301 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.
- Texas records the most Shandys (24 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 Shandy: 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 (~48 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, 1962–2010 (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 Shandy 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.