Is Shandy a boy or girl name?

Shandy is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 843 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 86.4% were girls and 13.6% were boys. It changed hands in 1974, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Shandy

Recorded 1962–2010 · United States

Shandy was most popular in 1979, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,145 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 843 people named Shandy.

Shandy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shandy’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shandy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shandy is mostly a girl’s name — 86.4% of the 843 Americans given it were girls and 13.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1974 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that.

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