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The first name Mandy

A girl’s name.

Pronounced /ˈmændi/ 2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Apheretic form of Amanda + -y.

Mandy is a short form of

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From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Mandy last appeared in the official list in 2019, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 18 births (#1,072).

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185
babies named Mandy, 1996–2025
#4,686
rank in 2019
1996
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mandy with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Mandy at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 31 girls born in the United States were named Mandy, the 4,514th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1978, when 3,110 were.

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42,603
babies named Mandy since 1880
#4,514
rank in 2025
1978
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Mandy

21 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Mandy Moore
    American actress and singer (born 1984)
  • Mandy Patinkin
    American actor and singer (born 1952)
  • Mandy Islacker
    German footballer, born 1988
  • Mandy van den Berg
    Dutch footballer, born 1990
  • Mandy Rice-Davies
    British actress (1944-2014)
  • Mandy Haase
    Field hockey player, born 1982
  • Mandy Walker
    Australian cinematographer, born 1963
  • Mandy Takhar
    British actress and model, born 1987
  • Mandy Nicholson
    British field hockey player, born 1968
  • Mandy Bujold
    Canadian boxer, born 1987
  • Mandy Mulder
    Dutch sailor (born 1987)
  • Mandy Hering
    German handball player, born 1984

Questions

What does the name Mandy mean?
Apheretic form of Amanda + -y.
How popular is the name Mandy?
In 2019, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Mandy, ranking 4,686th. Its peak was 1996, with 18 births.
Is Mandy a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 42,603 US babies named Mandy since 1880 were girls.
When was Mandy most popular?
1978 in the United States, when 3,110 babies were named Mandy, its highest rank at 96th.
How do you pronounce Mandy?
Mandy is /ˈmændi/, 2 syllables.