Mandee
A feminine variation of the French name Amanda, meaning "worthy of love".
Name Census estimates that about 832 living Americans carry the first name Mandee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Mandee today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mandee births was 1975 (74 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mandee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
832
~ 1 in 411,964 Americans
Peak year
1975
74 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2008 SSA rank
#12,235
Tracked since 1966
Census
Mandee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 884 people with the first name Mandee, which placed it at #13,601 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,601
National first-name rank
People counted
884
884 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
80.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mandee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mandee is White at 80.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mandee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Mandee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White80.5% · 712
- Hispanic or Latino7.9% · 70
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.8% · 42
- Two or more races3.7% · 33
- Black or African American1.7% · 15
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 12
Popularity
Mandee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mandee from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 316 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mandee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Mandee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Mandees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. Pennsylvania, Utah, Texas recorded the most babies named Mandee, while Washington, Michigan, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 15 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Mandee
The name Mandee is a diminutive form of the given name Amanda, which is derived from the Late Latin verb "amandus," meaning "worthy of love" or "lovable." The name Amanda has its roots in the Latin word "amandus," which is the future passive participle of the verb "amare," meaning "to love."
The earliest recorded use of the name Amanda can be traced back to the 17th century. One of the first known bearers of the name was Amanda Claricia Stafford (1623-1677), an English noblewoman who was the daughter of Sir William Stafford and Hester Ferris. She married Sir Henry Newton and became known as Lady Newton.
In literature, the name Amanda gained popularity after the publication of the pastoral drama "The Conscious Lovers" by Sir Richard Steele in 1722. The play featured a character named Amanda, which helped to popularize the name in England and later in other English-speaking countries.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals named Amanda or Mandee. One of the most famous was the French writer and feminist Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, better known by her pen name George Sand (1804-1876). She was a pioneering figure in the Romantic literary movement and was known for her unconventional lifestyle and progressive views on gender roles.
Another notable bearer of the name was Amanda Kerr (1853-1946), an Australian writer and activist who was a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement in Australia. She co-founded the Women's Literary Society in 1890 and played a significant role in advocating for women's rights and education.
In the realm of music, Amanda McBroom (born 1947) is an American singer-songwriter and actress best known for her compositions, including the hit song "The Rose," which was featured in the 1979 film of the same name.
Mandee Richards (born 1968) is an American actress and singer who has appeared in several films and television shows, including "Dolly Parton's Straight Talk" and "The Outsiders."
Mandee Radcliff (1934-2016) was an American actress and dancer who had a successful career on Broadway and in television. She is best known for her role as Ida Decker in the sitcom "The Jeffersons."
While the name Mandee is a diminutive form of Amanda, it has its own unique charm and history, with notable bearers who have left their mark in various fields throughout the centuries.
People
Mandee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Mandee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Mandee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mandee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 832 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mandee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 411,964 US residents.
Is Mandee a common name?
We classify Mandee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 887 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mandee most popular?
The single biggest year for Mandee was 1975, when 74 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mandee is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Mandee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 884 people with the name Mandee, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,601 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Mandee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Mandee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Mandee appears almost entirely female. Of the 883 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Mandee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mandee is White at 80.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Mandee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Mandee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 80.5% (712 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Mandee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mandee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Mandee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Mandee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mandee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Mandee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Mandee?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.