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Girl name

Shandi

100% girls · last recorded 2015

Shandi has been given to about 1,744 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1986, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,701
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shandi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1986 · 110
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,744

How popular is Shandi?

Its best year was 1986, when 110 babies were given the name, ranking 1247th. The typical living American called Shandi is about 39 years old today.

Names that sound like Shandi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sandi0.88
  2. Shani0.81
  3. Brandi0.75
  4. Randi0.75
  5. Mandi0.75
  6. Andi0.75
  7. Candi0.75
  8. Kandi0.75

Middle names for Shandi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shandi Catherine0.84
  2. Shandi Josephine0.84
  3. Shandi Rose0.83
  4. Shandi Marie0.83
  5. Shandi Grace0.83
  6. Shandi Jane0.83

Sibling names for Shandi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.79
  2. Dustinbrother · 0.73
  3. Bethanysister · 0.72
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.71
  5. Caseyeither · 0.71
  6. Fallonsister · 0.71

Where Shandi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shandi Reyes0.78
    2. Shandi Nguyen0.78
    3. Shandi Moore0.78
    4. Shandi Lee0.78
    5. Shandi Hall0.78
    6. Shandi Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shandi

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.