Sandra

#1,207 for girls in 2025, 188 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #8,927
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1947 · 34,779 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
51 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
875,531
since 1904

Sandra over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #5, 1947girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,207188—
2024#1,044240—
2023#1,062235—
2022#1,077233—
2021#993259—
2020#1,099222—
2019#984262—
2018#979270—
2017#895301—
2016#876320—
2015#829338—
2014#790355—
2013#761357—
2012#679415—
2011#609473—
2010#514581—
2009#518586—
2008#442722—
2007#407800—
2006#363892—
2005#3151,019—
2004#2801,176#8,9277
2003#2661,180—
2002#2741,140#6,52210
2001#2641,209#8,3397
2000#2571,268—
1999#2481,287—
1998#2281,366#8,4796
1997#2021,448—
1996#1811,659#5,53510
1995#1771,708#5,12411
1994#1711,768#3,75117
1993#1681,885#4,69712
1992#1522,015#2,99922
1991#1432,141#4,00514
1990#1342,343#2,69524
1989#1292,327#1,73344
1988#1282,258#1,87935
1987#1152,411#2,55921
1986#1062,639#2,36023
1985#1052,663#2,42721
1984#942,881#1,97927
1983#883,175#2,20823
1982#803,655#1,73433
1981#744,037#1,89929
1980#804,002#2,00327
1979#773,995#2,31021
1978#694,005#3,07013
1977#614,373#1,60734
1976#594,861#1,57234
1975#515,374#1,55933
1974#446,270#1,93423
1973#396,585#1,26842
1972#317,917#1,39137
1971#319,714#1,35239
1970#2711,246#1,11754
1969#2512,185#1,18644
1968#2612,686#1,20640
1967#2014,738#1,07147
1966#1715,851#99853
1965#1516,371#1,02052
1964#1319,249#87576
1963#921,621#97160
1962#1022,420#94764
1961#924,153#93367
1960#1124,572#98160
1959#1323,359#1,03455
1958#1521,834#1,00657
1957#1522,765#1,00557
1956#1424,302#1,17142
1955#1325,112#1,05451
1954#1326,061#1,15142
1953#1125,500#1,10244
1952#1026,097#1,15241
1951#927,665#1,07045
1950#828,896#1,03746
1949#630,643#90558
1948#631,063#87960
1947#534,779#80573
1946#631,692#75976
1945#624,700#70475
1944#626,024#70777
1943#625,990#615105
1942#624,994#73776
1941#919,500#73371
1940#1016,153#90449
1939#1311,970#97642
1938#1410,806#93945
1937#267,520#1,11934
1936#385,526#1,41722
1935#504,089#1,75716
1934#932,550#2,12112
1933#1451,365#3,6425
1932#216822—
1931#295453—
1930#392298—
1929#418253—
1928#443235—
1927#485207—
1926#534171—
1925#536177—
1924#623145—
1923#699110—
1922#73997—
1921#675120—
1920#687112—
1919#75886—
1918#84872—
1917#86663—
1916#1,05943—
1915#94449—
1914#93240—
1913#88136—
1912#1,17820—
1911#1,17115—
1910#1,6349—
1909#2,2085—
1908#1,04415—
1907#2,0615—
1906#1,22910—
1905#1,9315—
1904#1,3648—
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First appearance
1904

The first year at least five girls were named Sandra! It came in at #1,364, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1905, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Sandra is popular in 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sandra, so not publishedAKMaine: #73 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 273 girlsMEVermont: #66 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 238 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #98 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 421 girlsNHWashington: #58 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 247 girlsWAIdaho: #72 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 260 girlsIDMontana: #115 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 445 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sandra, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #111 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 528 girlsMNIllinois: #60 for girls · 208 births · 1 in 238 girlsILWisconsin: #65 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 280 girlsWIMichigan: #67 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 286 girlsMINew York: #47 for girls · 482 births · 1 in 172 girlsNYMassachusetts: #69 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 253 girlsMARhode Island: #65 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 242 girlsRIOregon: #39 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 157 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sandra, so not publishedNVWyoming: #59 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 204 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sandra, so not publishedSDIowa: #88 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 402 girlsIAIndiana: #50 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 214 girlsINOhio: #72 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 308 girlsOHPennsylvania: #80 for girls · 213 births · 1 in 334 girlsPANew Jersey: #63 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 263 girlsNJConnecticut: #58 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 205 girlsCTCalifornia: #58 for girls · 139 births · 1 in 246 girlsCAUtah: #39 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 152 girlsUTColorado: #129 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 527 girlsCONebraska: #55 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 262 girlsNEMissouri: #93 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 403 girlsMOKentucky: #266 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,819 girlsKYWest Virginia: #177 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 915 girlsWVVirginia: #239 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,766 girlsVAMaryland: #117 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 575 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sandra, so not publishedDEArizona: #120 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 409 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sandra, so not publishedNMKansas: #105 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 454 girlsKSArkansas: #298 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,876 girlsARTennessee: #206 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #257 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,823 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #266 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #82 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 329 girlsDCOklahoma: #99 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 480 girlsOKLouisiana: #249 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,220 girlsLAMississippi: #408 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,558 girlsMSAlabama: #296 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,257 girlsALGeorgia: #223 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sandra, so not publishedHITexas: #159 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 681 girlsTXFlorida: #108 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 417 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#39 · 1 in 152
  2. Oregon#39 · 1 in 157
  3. New York#47 · 1 in 172
  4. Indiana#50 · 1 in 214
  5. Nebraska#55 · 1 in 262

Best ever in a state: #1 in New Hampshire, 1942.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#39321 in 157
Utah#39291 in 152
New York#474821 in 172
Indiana#501051 in 214
Nebraska#55391 in 262
California#581391 in 246
Connecticut#58451 in 205
Washington#58371 in 247
Wyoming#5971 in 204
Illinois#602081 in 238
New Jersey#63901 in 263
Rhode Island#65171 in 242
Wisconsin#65791 in 280
Vermont#66101 in 238
Michigan#671281 in 286
Massachusetts#691101 in 253
Idaho#72131 in 260
Ohio#721461 in 308
Maine#73231 in 273
Pennsylvania#802131 in 334
District of Columbia#82121 in 329
Iowa#88451 in 402
Missouri#93671 in 403
New Hampshire#9871 in 421
Oklahoma#99471 in 480
Kansas#105291 in 454
Florida#108281 in 417
Minnesota#111361 in 528
Montana#11581 in 445
Maryland#117201 in 575
Arizona#12091 in 409
Colorado#129151 in 527
Texas#159841 in 681
West Virginia#177201 in 915
Tennessee#206231 in 1,164
Georgia#223211 in 1,443
Virginia#239131 in 1,766
Louisiana#249171 in 1,220
North Carolina#257201 in 1,823
Kentucky#266151 in 1,819
South Carolina#266111 in 1,890
Alabama#296131 in 2,257
Arkansas#298101 in 1,876
Mississippi#40861 in 3,558
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Sandra
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 163 spots since 2024 (#1,044 → #1,207)
  • 108 spots since 2020 (#1,099 → #1,207)
  • 378 spots since 2015 (#829 → #1,207)
  • Biggest jump: 297 spots in 1913 (#1,178 → #881)
  • Biggest drop: 115 spots in 1916 (#944 → #1,059)
Rise & fade · girls
43 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1904
  • Peaked 1947 at #5 (34,779 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: 16 yrs · run 1940–1952
  • Top 100: 51 yrs · run 1934–1984
  • Top 1,000: 107 yrs · run 1917–2019
Share of babies · girls
1 in 50
  • Highest: 1 in 50 girls born in 1946 were named Sandra (2.0%)
  • Latest: 1 in 8,549 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #5 in 1947, was only 1 in 51 (2.0%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 30.3% of all girls named Sandra (265,538) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s48#1,044 (1908)#1,640
1910s433#758 (1919)#1,027
1920s1,627#418 (1929)#584
1930s45,399#13 (1939)#128
1940s265,538#5 (1947)#7
1950s251,591#8 (1950)#12
1960s183,846#9 (1961)#16
1970s64,340#27 (1970)#49
1980s30,048#74 (1981)#100
1990s17,620#134 (1990)#180
2000s9,992#257 (2000)#339
2010s3,672#514 (2010)#792
2020s1,377#993 (2021)#1,080

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Sandra in 1934

girls
#93
2,550 births · 1 in 410 girls
boys
#2,121
12 births · 1 in 86,050 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #93Sandra2,550

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #2,121Sandra12
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 410 of them was named Sandra, which outranked 98.1% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sandra
  1. #90Darlene2,605
  2. #91Esther2,579
  3. #92Billie2,559
  4. #93Sandra2,550
  5. #94Judith2,459
  6. #95Ellen2,455
  7. #96Laura2,438
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 86,050 of them was named Sandra, which outranked 49.6% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sandra
  1. #2,022Verdell13
  2. #2,022Vinson13
  3. #2,022Zollie13
  4. #2,121Sandra12
  5. #2,121Aden12
  6. #2,121Adrien12
  7. #2,121Akira12
  8. #2,266Aime11
  9. #2,266Alexis11
  10. #2,266Almer11

Tied with 144 names at #2,121; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1934 →