Yandy
Yandy is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Yandy Díaz, Cuban baseball player Yandy Laurens, Indonesian filmmaker Yandy Smith-Harris, a Love & Hip Hop: New York cast member
Meaning & Origin of Yandy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yandy is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Yandy Díaz, Cuban baseball player Yandy Laurens, Indonesian filmmaker Yandy Smith-Harris, a Love & Hip Hop: New York cast member
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The Story of Yandy
As a girl name
Yandy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2012, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 11 Yandys were born — ranking #9,709 that year. As of 2026, Yandy ranks #10,862 for girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 20 Yandys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yandy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2005, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 7 Yandys were born — ranking #9,113 that year. As of 2026, Yandy ranks #12,053 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Yandys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Yandy
Yandy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 20 births in the dataset. Yandy's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #9,709. Use the chart and map above to compare Yandy'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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