Given name & surname
Mandi
“one who is much loved”
Mandi is a variant of Mandy. One English interpretation is “one who is much loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mandi is a variant of Mandy. One English interpretation is “one who is much loved.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mandi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,025
- 0 boys · 10,025 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 697 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,698 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,698 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 697 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,243 as a first name in 2020; 157 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mandi’s family of names
Mandi has a related form in Mandy. In Greek usage, Mandi as a surname is a transliteration of Μανδή.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mandi
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Mandi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
Marci
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
>99% girls
Misty
“covered with dew; of the mists”
>99% girls
Marcy
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
>99% girls
Marni
“woman of the sea”
>99% girls
Marya
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls
Brandi
“a woman wielding a sword; an alcoholic drink”
>99% girls
Randi
“the wolf shield” · “lustful”
1% boys · 99% girls