Name Legacy

Tandy

Recorded 1883–2007 · United States

Tandy was most popular in 1978, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,563 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,879 people named Tandy.

Most popular in1978
Rank that year#2,563
Births that year67
Total since 18801,879
Given to62% girls

Tandy over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Tandy’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tandy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tandy is a unisex name — 62.0% of the 1,879 Americans given it were girls and 38.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 1959 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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Where Tandy is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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