Dandy

DAN-dee /ˈdændi/
boy 2 syllables fading

Dandy is a very rare variant of Dante that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Dandy is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2014. Dandy was first reported in SSA data in 1949 and peaked in 1959 (11 births).

About the name Dandy

PronunciationDAN-dee /ˈdændi/

Names similar to Dandy

How popular is Dandy?

Boys named Dandy
194919501960197019801990200020102014
Boys named Dandy per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1949–2014 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2014) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Dandy
1975
Girls named Dandy per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1949–2014 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2014) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Dandy total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
201466—#11,031
200766—#11,229
200588—#8,458
200466—#10,240
200266—#9,624
19955——#9,141
19935——#9,006
19886——#6,592
19818——#4,607
19805——#6,443
19785——#5,996
19755—#9,380—
19746——#4,742
19635——#4,170
19625——#4,173
195911——#2,560
19497——#3,075