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Girl name

Shandy

/ˈʃændi/ · 86% girls · last recorded 2010

Shandy has been given to about 843 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈʃændi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 816
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shandy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 51
  • Born in 20250
  • All time843

How popular is Shandy?

Its best year was 1979, when 51 babies were given the name, ranking 2298th. The typical living American called Shandy is about 44 years old today.

Names that sound like Shandy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sandy0.88
  2. Brandy0.75
  3. Mandy0.75
  4. Candy0.75
  5. Kandy0.75
  6. Shanda0.70
  7. Shay0.69
  8. Sandi0.67

Middle names for Shandy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shandy Eve0.80
  2. Shandy Elizabeth0.78
  3. Shandy Josephine0.78
  4. Shandy Anne0.78
  5. Shandy Rose0.77
  6. Shandy Louise0.77

Sibling names for Shandy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.69
  2. Jaimeeither · 0.68
  3. Aprilsister · 0.67
  4. Kareembrother · 0.65
  5. Larasister · 0.65
  6. Jamieeither · 0.65

Where Shandy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shandy Anderson0.74
    2. Shandy White0.72
    3. Shandy Reyes0.72
    4. Shandy Nguyen0.72
    5. Shandy Moore0.72
    6. Shandy Lee0.72

    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 Shandy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.