Mardy
The Story of Mardy
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Mardy as a girl name dates back to 1948, when 6 babies received it. 1950 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Mardy — #3,661 in the national rankings. About 53% of every Mardy on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Mardy last appeared in the published SSA data in 1967, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 66 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mardy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1949, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1960: 14 births, good for #2,211 nationwide. About 34% of every Mardy on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Mardy last appeared in the published SSA data in 1990, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 219 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mardy
Mardy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 219 births in the dataset. Mardy's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #2,211. Use the chart and map above to compare Mardy'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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