Recorded 1960–1987 Girls' name Peak 1962 34 births

Vandi — girls' name

34 babies named Vandi in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s51980s5
1960s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Vandi was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

8 babies were named Vandi in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vandi

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Vandi between 1960 and 1987, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vandi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vandi performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vandi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vandi 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 34 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.

Vandi at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

34

Since 1960

28 years of records

Peak year

1962

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1960

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1987

Vandi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1960

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1962)
8
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
456789 198719721966196319621960 5

Vandi by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
24 births that decade — 71% of Vandi's all-time total
1960s241970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vandi?
34 babies have been named Vandi since 1960. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1962 with 8 births.
When was Vandi most popular?
Vandi was most popular in the 1960s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Vandi been used?
Vandi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 28 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Vandi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vanessa, Vanesa, Vannessa, Vania, 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, 1960–1987 (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.