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 1963
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#4 · 1 in 49
- New Mexico#4 · 1 in 71
- Texas#5 · 1 in 67
- Mississippi#6 · 1 in 55
- North Carolina#6 · 1 in 60
Best ever in a state: #1 in New Hampshire, 1942.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #4 | 55 | 1 in 49 |
| New Mexico | #4 | 155 | 1 in 71 |
| Texas | #5 | 1,604 | 1 in 67 |
| Hawaii | #6 | 85 | 1 in 72 |
| Mississippi | #6 | 426 | 1 in 55 |
| North Carolina | #6 | 769 | 1 in 60 |
| Alabama | #7 | 524 | 1 in 61 |
| Arkansas | #8 | 296 | 1 in 59 |
| Wisconsin | #8 | 598 | 1 in 68 |
| Arizona | #9 | 181 | 1 in 83 |
| Colorado | #9 | 240 | 1 in 79 |
| Kentucky | #9 | 458 | 1 in 66 |
| South Carolina | #9 | 396 | 1 in 62 |
| Tennessee | #10 | 524 | 1 in 66 |
| California | #11 | 1,951 | 1 in 89 |
| Louisiana | #11 | 435 | 1 in 83 |
| Maine | #11 | 134 | 1 in 70 |
| Florida | #12 | 619 | 1 in 78 |
| Illinois | #12 | 1,213 | 1 in 82 |
| Michigan | #12 | 942 | 1 in 85 |
| Nebraska | #12 | 175 | 1 in 79 |
| West Virginia | #12 | 219 | 1 in 69 |
| Oregon | #13 | 172 | 1 in 84 |
| Virginia | #13 | 578 | 1 in 69 |
| Connecticut | #14 | 294 | 1 in 83 |
| Delaware | #14 | 60 | 1 in 73 |
| Georgia | #14 | 587 | 1 in 74 |
| North Dakota | #14 | 64 | 1 in 90 |
| Idaho | #15 | 63 | 1 in 88 |
| Maryland | #15 | 353 | 1 in 85 |
| Minnesota | #15 | 412 | 1 in 86 |
| Oklahoma | #15 | 226 | 1 in 89 |
| South Dakota | #15 | 81 | 1 in 81 |
| Utah | #15 | 96 | 1 in 103 |
| Rhode Island | #17 | 110 | 1 in 70 |
| Massachusetts | #18 | 587 | 1 in 88 |
| Missouri | #18 | 414 | 1 in 99 |
| Iowa | #19 | 245 | 1 in 103 |
| New Hampshire | #19 | 68 | 1 in 80 |
| New Jersey | #19 | 598 | 1 in 96 |
| New York | #19 | 1,489 | 1 in 110 |
| Indiana | #20 | 484 | 1 in 97 |
| Ohio | #20 | 950 | 1 in 101 |
| Pennsylvania | #20 | 1,057 | 1 in 96 |
| Washington | #21 | 229 | 1 in 112 |
| District of Columbia | #22 | 116 | 1 in 111 |
| Kansas | #24 | 170 | 1 in 109 |
| Montana | #28 | 48 | 1 in 119 |
| Nevada | #30 | 29 | 1 in 105 |
| Vermont | #39 | 25 | 1 in 131 |
| Wyoming | #48 | 17 | 1 in 147 |
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 1963
Top girls' names in 1963
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More about 1963
girls
1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 89 of them was named Sandra, which outranked 99.9% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 33,851 of them was named Sandra, which outranked 79.0% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).