Recorded 1994–2020 Girls' name Peak 1994 41 births

Thandi — girls' name

41 babies named Thandi in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s212010s52020s5
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Thandi was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

10 babies were named Thandi in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thandi

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Thandi between 1994 and 2020, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thandi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thandi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Thandi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thandi 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 41 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.

Thandi at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

41

Since 1994

27 years of records

Peak year

1994

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1994

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2020

Thandi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1994

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1994)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 2020201020082005200220001994 10

Thandi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 51% of Thandi's all-time total
1990s102000s212010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thandi?
41 babies have been named Thandi since 1994. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1994 with 10 births.
When was Thandi most popular?
Thandi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Thandi been used?
Thandi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 27 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Thandi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thalia, Thais, Thania, Thao, 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, 1994–2020 (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.