Mandy

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A few things about Mandy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mandy

Mandy Moore

American actress and singer (born 1984)

Choose Mandy and your child shares a first name with Mandy Moore, an American actress and singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mandy, like who?” Mandy Moore's Wikipedia article is available in 62 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 51,813 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Mandy, 31 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mandy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMandy has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Mandys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1977, when it ranked #94. Today it's #4,460, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowMandy was 6.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 8,410 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 51,813.
• 🍂TrendMandy has slipped 784 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,460. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningMandy is an English form of Amanda, which means “worthy of love”. Our records link it to English, Latin and Spanish roots.

About the name Mandy

Mandy is a girl name of English, Latin and Spanish origin meaning “worthy of love”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-ndy”. US birth records list Mandy for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked #94 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,460, with 31 babies.

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