Handy

Given to 543 US babies since 1880 · Not recorded since 2016

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1888

10 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

543

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Handy was most popular in 1888, when 10 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.08 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Handy in 2025. Not recorded since 2016.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	<5	—
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2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	5	12185
2015	<5	—	<5	—
2014	<5	—	<5	—
2013	<5	—	<5	—
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	<5	—
2010	<5	—	<5	—
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	<5	—
2007	<5	—	<5	—
2006	<5	—	<5	—
2005	<5	—	7	9115
2004	<5	—	<5	—
2003	<5	—	5	10894
2002	<5	—	<5	—
2001	<5	—	<5	—
2000	5	15031	<5	—
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	5	8800
1993	<5	—	<5	—
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1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	<5	—
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1988	<5	—	<5	—
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1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	<5	—	<5	—
1982	<5	—	<5	—
1981	<5	—	8	4509
1980	<5	—	<5	—
1979	<5	—	<5	—
1978	<5	—	<5	—
1977	<5	—	<5	—
1976	<5	—	5	5587
1975	<5	—	<5	—
1974	<5	—	5	5227
1973	<5	—	<5	—
1972	<5	—	<5	—
1971	<5	—	<5	—
1970	<5	—	<5	—
1969	<5	—	<5	—
1968	<5	—	<5	—
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1966	<5	—	<5	—
1965	<5	—	<5	—
1964	<5	—	6	3601
1963	<5	—	<5	—
1962	<5	—	<5	—
1961	<5	—	6	3652
1960	<5	—	<5	—
1959	<5	—	8	3037
1958	<5	—	<5	—
1957	<5	—	7	3257
1956	<5	—	7	3216
1955	<5	—	7	3201
1954	<5	—	<5	—
1953	<5	—	5	3798
1952	<5	—	8	2875
1951	<5	—	8	2844
1950	<5	—	<5	—
1949	<5	—	13	2123
1948	<5	—	6	3316
1947	<5	—	9	2671
1946	<5	—	10	2403
1945	<5	—	12	2009
1944	<5	—	9	2467
1943	<5	—	<5	—
1942	<5	—	7	2940
1941	<5	—	8	2656
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	12	2050
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	<5	—
1936	<5	—	6	3147
1935	<5	—	8	2719
1934	<5	—	9	2563
1933	<5	—	5	3642
1932	<5	—	10	2465
1931	<5	—	12	2207
1930	<5	—	11	2444
1929	<5	—	13	2199
1928	<5	—	5	4151
1927	<5	—	5	4210
1926	<5	—	12	2436
1925	<5	—	14	2193
1924	<5	—	14	2229
1923	<5	—	8	3175
1922	<5	—	16	2040
1921	<5	—	10	2804
1920	<5	—	15	2131
1919	<5	—	16	1973
1918	<5	—	10	2699
1917	<5	—	9	2732
1916	<5	—	16	1849
1915	<5	—	13	2070
1914	<5	—	8	2457
1913	<5	—	6	2496
1912	<5	—	9	1746
1911	<5	—	<5	—
1910	<5	—	8	1193
1909	<5	—	5	1440
1908	<5	—	6	1217
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	7	966
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	5	1137
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	6	982
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	5	1074
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	10	688
1891	<5	—	5	963
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	10	648
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	6	848
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	5	943
1881	<5	—	7	706
1880	<5	—	5	909