Is Handy a boy or girl name?

Handy is a boy’s name. Of the 543 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.9% were girls and 99.1% were boys.

Handy

Recorded 1880–2016 · United States

Handy was most popular in 1916, when 16 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,669 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 543 people named Handy.

Handy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Handy’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Handy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Handy is a boy’s name — 0.9% of the 543 Americans given it were girls and 99.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org