Handy

HAN-dee /ˈhændi/
boy 2 syllables fading

Handy is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Handy is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2016. Handy first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1916 (16 births).

About the name Handy

PronunciationHAN-dee /ˈhændi/

Names similar to Handy

HanadHanadiHandeHanadyRandyAndyWendyHankHandsomeHaneef

How popular is Handy?

Boys named Handy
18801900192019401960198020002016
Boys named Handy per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016)
Girls named Handy
2000
Girls named Handy per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016)

Handy total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
201655—#12,899
200577—#9,474
200355—#11,513
200055#15,919—
19945——#9,339
19818——#4,686
19765——#5,936
19745——#5,511
19646——#3,783
19616——#3,794
19598——#3,122
19577——#3,369
19567——#3,337
19557——#3,309
19535——#4,033
19528——#2,958
19518——#2,936
194913——#2,163
19486——#3,457
19479——#2,751
194610——#2,468
194512——#2,047
19449——#2,530
19427——#3,055
19418——#2,739
193912——#2,109
19366——#3,320
19358——#2,802
19349——#2,632
19335——#3,868
193210——#2,528
193112——#2,251
193011——#2,510
192913——#2,250
19285——#4,387
19275——#4,436
192612——#2,478
192514——#2,241
192414——#2,285
19238——#3,283
192216——#2,088
192110——#2,876
192015——#2,173
191916——#2,012
191810——#2,765
19179——#2,829
191616——#1,888
191513——#2,106
19148——#2,523
19136——#2,625
19129——#1,801
19108——#1,251
19095——#1,556
19086——#1,287
19047——#1,009
19025——#1,207
18966——#1,037
18945——#1,153
189210——#709
18915——#1,024
188810——#672
18846——#901
18825——#1,000
18817——#742
18805——#970
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