girl's name

Mandolin

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 186

Mandolin is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2017 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1995, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1976.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Mandolin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

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Births named Mandolin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 25
1980s 19
1990s 58
2000s 59
2010s (to 2017) 25

How popular is Mandolin?

In 2017, Mandolin was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Mandolin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mandolin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Mandolin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mandolin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Mandolin

How popular is the name Mandolin?

In 2017, Mandolin was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Mandolin a girl's or a boy's name?

Mandolin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Mandolin?

Mandolin has 3 syllables.

When was Mandolin most popular?

Mandolin peaked in 1995, when 12 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.