Unisex name · since 1945
Tandy
Tandy has 1,165 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,165
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,165 girls have been named Tandy since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tandy recorded 1,165 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2001.
- #6,761 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,165 born since 1945
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tandy ranks #6,761 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,165 born since 1945, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,165
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tandy's 1,165 recorded births place it above 90.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Tandy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tandy splits its recorded history at 1971: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tandy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2001
- Peak year (1978)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Tandy popularity over time - boys
714 total births recorded since 1883 (Tandy as boys' name)
Tandy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (371 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Tandy's strongest decade.
371 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Tandy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 45
1940s
45 births
- 1950s
1950s
156 births
- 1960s
1960s
353 births
- 1970s
1970s
371 births
- 1980s
1980s
178 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 371 births (32% of all-time use).
How Tandy 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 Tandy's total volume
Tandy by state
Where Tandy concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 93 | 8.0% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Utah | | 5 | 0.4% |
93 of 1,165 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Tandy's data
- Tandy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (371 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tandys (93 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 Tandy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1945–2001 (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 Tandy 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.