Mendy
Mendy is a given name and can refer to:PeopleMendy Rudolph (1926–1979), professional basketball referee Mendy López, Dominican baseball utility player Mendy Pellin, Hassidic comic Mendy Samstein (1938–2007), American civil rights activist Mendy Commanda a 1998 World Series of Poker champion in $1,000 Ladies - Limit 7 Card Stud Mendy Fry, American dragster and funny car driver Emanuel Weiss…
Meaning & Origin of Mendy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mendy is a given name and can refer to:PeopleMendy Rudolph (1926–1979), professional basketball referee Mendy López, Dominican baseball utility player Mendy Pellin, Hassidic comic Mendy Samstein (1938–2007), American civil rights activist Mendy Commanda a 1998 World Series of Poker champion in $1,000 Ladies - Limit 7 Card Stud Mendy Fry, American dragster and funny car driver Emanuel Weiss…
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The Story of Mendy
As a girl name
Mendy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1954, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1974: 172 births, good for #792 nationwide. About 60% of every Mendy on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Mendy last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Mendy on the record books as a boy name in 1957, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 66 Mendys were born — ranking #2,220 that year. About 41% of every Mendy on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mendy ranks #2,220 for boys with 66 births, rising sharply (+56% over the past five years). All told, over 977 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mendy
Mendy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Mendy's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #792. Use the chart and map above to compare Mendy'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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