Shandy
Shandy is beer or cider mixed with a lemon-flavoured beverage, usually half lemonade or a lemon carbonated soft drink and half beer or cider, resulting in a lower ABV for the finished drink. Shandies are popular in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Caribbean. In the UK, they are usually ordered as either "bitter shandy" or "lager shandy".
Meaning & Origin of Shandy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shandy is beer or cider mixed with a lemon-flavoured beverage, usually half lemonade or a lemon carbonated soft drink and half beer or cider, resulting in a lower ABV for the finished drink. Shandies are popular in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Caribbean. In the UK, they are usually ordered as either "bitter shandy" or "lager shandy".
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Etymology
The Story of Shandy
As a girl name
Shandy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1962, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 44 Shandys were born — ranking #2,265 that year. As of 2026, Shandy ranks #14,958 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 728 Shandys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shandy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1970, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 15 Shandys were born — ranking #2,965 that year. As of 2026, Shandy ranks #8,110 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 115 Shandys 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 Shandy
Shandy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 728 births in the dataset. Shandy's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #2,265. Use the chart and map above to compare Shandy'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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