Bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. Bandy is sometimes considered the predecessor of ice hockey, both sports belonging to a family of sports called hockey.
Meaning & Origin of Bandy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. Bandy is sometimes considered the predecessor of ice hockey, both sports belonging to a family of sports called hockey.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Bandy
As a girl name
Bandy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1976, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 8 Bandys were born — ranking #6,611 that year. As of 2026, Bandy ranks #9,306 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 30 Bandys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bandy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 11 Bandys were born — ranking #3,568 that year. As of 2026, Bandy ranks #5,926 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 62 Bandys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bandy
Bandy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 62 births in the dataset. Bandy's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #3,568. Use the chart and map above to compare Bandy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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