Is Mendi a boy or girl name?

Mendi is a girl’s name. Of the 514 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Mendi

Recorded 1962–1992 · United States

Mendi was most popular in 1975, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,945 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 514 people named Mendi.

Mendi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mendi’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mendi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mendi is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 514 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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