Recorded 1959–2004 Girls' name Peak 1978 602 births

Tandi — girls' name

602 babies named Tandi in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81960s1301970s1991980s1821990s712000s12
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Tandi was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

36 babies were named Tandi in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tandi

The Social Security Administration has registered 602 babies named Tandi between 1959 and 2004, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tandi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tandi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 199 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tandi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Tandi in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tandi 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 602 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.

Tandi at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

602

Since 1959

46 years of records

Peak year

1978

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1959

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2004

Tandi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1959

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1978)
36
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
010203040 20041994198819821976197019641959 8

Tandi by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
199 births that decade — 33% of Tandi's all-time total
1950s81960s1301970s1991980s1821990s712000s12

Tandi by state

Where Tandi concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Tandi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
26 4.3%
#2 California
5 0.8%
#3 Oklahoma
5 0.8%
#4 Utah
5 0.8%
Texas share of Tandi's total US births 4.3%
Even split

26 of 602 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tandi?
602 babies have been named Tandi since 1959. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1978 with 36 births.
When was Tandi most popular?
Tandi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 199 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Tandi most popular?
The top states for the name Tandi are Texas (26 births), California (5 births), Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Tandi been used?
Tandi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 46 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Tandi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, 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, 1959–2004 (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.