Thandie
Thandie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Thandie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thandie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Thandie
The earliest SSA record of Thandie as a baby girl name dates back to 2007, when 5 babies received it. 2013 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Thandie — #10,998 in the national rankings. About 64% of every Thandie on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Thandie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 14 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Thandie
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Thandie Galleta (born 1993), Malawian netball player
- Thandiwe Newton (born 1972), English actress formerly credited as Thandie Newton
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Where is Thandie most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- South Africa59%
- BW20%
- MW9%
- ZW7%
- SZ5%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Thandie
Phonetically similar names — useful when Thandie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Thandie
Thandie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 14 births in the dataset. Thandie's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #10,998. Use the chart and map above to compare Thandie'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.