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
- Peak · girls
- 1947 · 34,779 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 51 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 875,531since 1904
Sandra over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,207 | 188 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,044 | 240 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,062 | 235 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,077 | 233 | — | |
| 2021 | #993 | 259 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,099 | 222 | — | |
| 2019 | #984 | 262 | — | |
| 2018 | #979 | 270 | — | |
| 2017 | #895 | 301 | — | |
| 2016 | #876 | 320 | — | |
| 2015 | #829 | 338 | — | |
| 2014 | #790 | 355 | — | |
| 2013 | #761 | 357 | — | |
| 2012 | #679 | 415 | — | |
| 2011 | #609 | 473 | — | |
| 2010 | #514 | 581 | — | |
| 2009 | #518 | 586 | — | |
| 2008 | #442 | 722 | — | |
| 2007 | #407 | 800 | — | |
| 2006 | #363 | 892 | — | |
| 2005 | #315 | 1,019 | — | |
| 2004 | #280 | 1,176 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #266 | 1,180 | — | |
| 2002 | #274 | 1,140 | #6,522 | 10 |
| 2001 | #264 | 1,209 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #257 | 1,268 | — | |
| 1999 | #248 | 1,287 | — | |
| 1998 | #228 | 1,366 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #202 | 1,448 | — | |
| 1996 | #181 | 1,659 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #177 | 1,708 | #5,124 | 11 |
| 1994 | #171 | 1,768 | #3,751 | 17 |
| 1993 | #168 | 1,885 | #4,697 | 12 |
| 1992 | #152 | 2,015 | #2,999 | 22 |
| 1991 | #143 | 2,141 | #4,005 | 14 |
| 1990 | #134 | 2,343 | #2,695 | 24 |
| 1989 | #129 | 2,327 | #1,733 | 44 |
| 1988 | #128 | 2,258 | #1,879 | 35 |
| 1987 | #115 | 2,411 | #2,559 | 21 |
| 1986 | #106 | 2,639 | #2,360 | 23 |
| 1985 | #105 | 2,663 | #2,427 | 21 |
| 1984 | #94 | 2,881 | #1,979 | 27 |
| 1983 | #88 | 3,175 | #2,208 | 23 |
| 1982 | #80 | 3,655 | #1,734 | 33 |
| 1981 | #74 | 4,037 | #1,899 | 29 |
| 1980 | #80 | 4,002 | #2,003 | 27 |
| 1979 | #77 | 3,995 | #2,310 | 21 |
| 1978 | #69 | 4,005 | #3,070 | 13 |
| 1977 | #61 | 4,373 | #1,607 | 34 |
| 1976 | #59 | 4,861 | #1,572 | 34 |
| 1975 | #51 | 5,374 | #1,559 | 33 |
| 1974 | #44 | 6,270 | #1,934 | 23 |
| 1973 | #39 | 6,585 | #1,268 | 42 |
| 1972 | #31 | 7,917 | #1,391 | 37 |
| 1971 | #31 | 9,714 | #1,352 | 39 |
| 1970 | #27 | 11,246 | #1,117 | 54 |
| 1969 | #25 | 12,185 | #1,186 | 44 |
| 1968 | #26 | 12,686 | #1,206 | 40 |
| 1967 | #20 | 14,738 | #1,071 | 47 |
| 1966 | #17 | 15,851 | #998 | 53 |
| 1965 | #15 | 16,371 | #1,020 | 52 |
| 1964 | #13 | 19,249 | #875 | 76 |
| 1963 | #9 | 21,621 | #971 | 60 |
| 1962 | #10 | 22,420 | #947 | 64 |
| 1961 | #9 | 24,153 | #933 | 67 |
| 1960 | #11 | 24,572 | #981 | 60 |
| 1959 | #13 | 23,359 | #1,034 | 55 |
| 1958 | #15 | 21,834 | #1,006 | 57 |
| 1957 | #15 | 22,765 | #1,005 | 57 |
| 1956 | #14 | 24,302 | #1,171 | 42 |
| 1955 | #13 | 25,112 | #1,054 | 51 |
| 1954 | #13 | 26,061 | #1,151 | 42 |
| 1953 | #11 | 25,500 | #1,102 | 44 |
| 1952 | #10 | 26,097 | #1,152 | 41 |
| 1951 | #9 | 27,665 | #1,070 | 45 |
| 1950 | #8 | 28,896 | #1,037 | 46 |
| 1949 | #6 | 30,643 | #905 | 58 |
| 1948 | #6 | 31,063 | #879 | 60 |
| 1947 | #5 | 34,779 | #805 | 73 |
| 1946 | #6 | 31,692 | #759 | 76 |
| 1945 | #6 | 24,700 | #704 | 75 |
| 1944 | #6 | 26,024 | #707 | 77 |
| 1943 | #6 | 25,990 | #615 | 105 |
| 1942 | #6 | 24,994 | #737 | 76 |
| 1941 | #9 | 19,500 | #733 | 71 |
| 1940 | #10 | 16,153 | #904 | 49 |
| 1939 | #13 | 11,970 | #976 | 42 |
| 1938 | #14 | 10,806 | #939 | 45 |
| 1937 | #26 | 7,520 | #1,119 | 34 |
| 1936 | #38 | 5,526 | #1,417 | 22 |
| 1935 | #50 | 4,089 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | #93 | 2,550 | #2,121 | 12 |
| 1933 | #145 | 1,365 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #216 | 822 | — | |
| 1931 | #295 | 453 | — | |
| 1930 | #392 | 298 | — | |
| 1929 | #418 | 253 | — | |
| 1928 | #443 | 235 | — | |
| 1927 | #485 | 207 | — | |
| 1926 | #534 | 171 | — | |
| 1925 | #536 | 177 | — | |
| 1924 | #623 | 145 | — | |
| 1923 | #699 | 110 | — | |
| 1922 | #739 | 97 | — | |
| 1921 | #675 | 120 | — | |
| 1920 | #687 | 112 | — | |
| 1919 | #758 | 86 | — | |
| 1918 | #848 | 72 | — | |
| 1917 | #866 | 63 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,059 | 43 | — | |
| 1915 | #944 | 49 | — | |
| 1914 | #932 | 40 | — | |
| 1913 | #881 | 36 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,178 | 20 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | — | |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 15 | — | |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | — | |
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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 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#3 · 1 in 51
- Arkansas#5 · 1 in 58
- New Mexico#5 · 1 in 68
- North Carolina#6 · 1 in 58
- Mississippi#6 · 1 in 59
Best ever in a state: #1 in New Hampshire, 1942.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #3 | 513 | 1 in 51 |
| Arkansas | #5 | 299 | 1 in 58 |
| New Mexico | #5 | 177 | 1 in 68 |
| Arizona | #6 | 224 | 1 in 69 |
| California | #6 | 2,184 | 1 in 80 |
| Hawaii | #6 | 96 | 1 in 64 |
| Mississippi | #6 | 423 | 1 in 59 |
| North Carolina | #6 | 844 | 1 in 58 |
| Texas | #6 | 1,624 | 1 in 69 |
| Colorado | #8 | 266 | 1 in 75 |
| Alabama | #9 | 553 | 1 in 62 |
| Tennessee | #9 | 582 | 1 in 62 |
| Florida | #10 | 716 | 1 in 70 |
| Georgia | #10 | 692 | 1 in 64 |
| Michigan | #10 | 1,129 | 1 in 77 |
| Missouri | #10 | 566 | 1 in 78 |
| Nebraska | #10 | 203 | 1 in 73 |
| North Dakota | #10 | 97 | 1 in 67 |
| Wisconsin | #10 | 643 | 1 in 69 |
| Illinois | #11 | 1,342 | 1 in 79 |
| Nevada | #11 | 37 | 1 in 70 |
| Alaska | #12 | 39 | 1 in 69 |
| Idaho | #12 | 77 | 1 in 82 |
| Kansas | #12 | 255 | 1 in 80 |
| Louisiana | #12 | 495 | 1 in 77 |
| Maryland | #12 | 423 | 1 in 72 |
| Minnesota | #12 | 501 | 1 in 77 |
| Oklahoma | #12 | 247 | 1 in 84 |
| Kentucky | #13 | 462 | 1 in 69 |
| Virginia | #13 | 628 | 1 in 64 |
| Delaware | #14 | 65 | 1 in 71 |
| Iowa | #14 | 333 | 1 in 85 |
| Ohio | #14 | 1,198 | 1 in 87 |
| Oregon | #14 | 181 | 1 in 86 |
| Vermont | #14 | 50 | 1 in 70 |
| District of Columbia | #15 | 152 | 1 in 87 |
| Montana | #15 | 76 | 1 in 85 |
| South Dakota | #15 | 86 | 1 in 82 |
| Utah | #15 | 107 | 1 in 99 |
| New Hampshire | #16 | 79 | 1 in 71 |
| Washington | #16 | 294 | 1 in 95 |
| West Virginia | #17 | 231 | 1 in 73 |
| Massachusetts | #18 | 622 | 1 in 87 |
| Connecticut | #20 | 297 | 1 in 83 |
| Maine | #20 | 122 | 1 in 82 |
| New York | #20 | 1,513 | 1 in 111 |
| Pennsylvania | #20 | 1,204 | 1 in 92 |
| Wyoming | #20 | 36 | 1 in 81 |
| Indiana | #22 | 538 | 1 in 93 |
| New Jersey | #24 | 540 | 1 in 109 |
| Rhode Island | #24 | 92 | 1 in 90 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1904
- Peaked 1947 at #5 (34,779 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 18 yrs later
- Top 10: 16 yrs · run 1940–1952
- Top 100: 51 yrs · run 1934–1984
- Top 1,000: 107 yrs · run 1917–2019
- 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
- 30.3% of all girls named Sandra (265,538) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 48 | #1,044 (1908) | #1,640 |
| 1910s | 433 | #758 (1919) | #1,027 |
| 1920s | 1,627 | #418 (1929) | #584 |
| 1930s | 45,399 | #13 (1939) | #128 |
| 1940s | 265,538 | #5 (1947) | #7 |
| 1950s | 251,591 | #8 (1950) | #12 |
| 1960s | 183,846 | #9 (1961) | #16 |
| 1970s | 64,340 | #27 (1970) | #49 |
| 1980s | 30,048 | #74 (1981) | #100 |
| 1990s | 17,620 | #134 (1990) | #180 |
| 2000s | 9,992 | #257 (2000) | #339 |
| 2010s | 3,672 | #514 (2010) | #792 |
| 2020s | 1,377 | #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 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 84 of them was named Sandra, which outranked 99.9% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 31,704 of them was named Sandra, which outranked 80.0% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).