Baby name
Mandy
/MAN · dee/
Meaning
“Worthy of love”
Pet form of Amanda, from the Latin amandus meaning worthy of love; ubiquitous in the 1970s and 80s across the English-speaking world.
How it ages.
Firmly 1970s and 80s; the revival of Amanda hasn't pulled Mandy with it yet.
The cultural moment.
Top 20 in the UK and US from the 1960s through 1980s; uncommon in current registrations.