Sandy
#2,998 for girls in 2025, 55 births · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to girls 86.9% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1960 · 3,647 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 69,072since 1914
Sandy over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #2,998 | 55 | #6,803 | 12 |
| 2024 | #3,225 | 49 | #7,257 | 11 |
| 2023 | #2,588 | 68 | #6,517 | 13 |
| 2022 | #2,756 | 62 | #7,768 | 10 |
| 2021 | #2,892 | 58 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2020 | #2,580 | 66 | #8,067 | 9 |
| 2019 | #2,305 | 78 | #8,215 | 9 |
| 2018 | #2,334 | 78 | #6,036 | 14 |
| 2017 | #2,007 | 98 | #7,546 | 10 |
| 2016 | #2,221 | 86 | #9,664 | 7 |
| 2015 | #1,894 | 107 | #8,040 | 9 |
| 2014 | #1,643 | 130 | #6,632 | 12 |
| 2013 | #1,599 | 134 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #1,575 | 138 | #6,001 | 14 |
| 2011 | #1,829 | 110 | #5,675 | 15 |
| 2010 | #1,328 | 177 | #6,359 | 13 |
| 2009 | #1,284 | 189 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #1,130 | 228 | #6,393 | 13 |
| 2007 | #1,030 | 256 | #5,434 | 16 |
| 2006 | #1,024 | 250 | #5,781 | 14 |
| 2005 | #868 | 292 | #3,815 | 24 |
| 2004 | #799 | 317 | #5,007 | 16 |
| 2003 | #827 | 296 | #4,114 | 20 |
| 2002 | #763 | 317 | #4,322 | 18 |
| 2001 | #741 | 322 | #4,302 | 18 |
| 2000 | #647 | 386 | #3,640 | 22 |
| 1999 | #686 | 330 | #3,591 | 21 |
| 1998 | #639 | 361 | #2,651 | 31 |
| 1997 | #619 | 361 | #2,449 | 33 |
| 1996 | #572 | 405 | #2,145 | 39 |
| 1995 | #518 | 468 | #2,253 | 35 |
| 1994 | #512 | 486 | #2,444 | 31 |
| 1993 | #505 | 489 | #1,875 | 44 |
| 1992 | #464 | 531 | #1,510 | 59 |
| 1991 | #408 | 627 | #2,019 | 37 |
| 1990 | #379 | 694 | #1,615 | 51 |
| 1989 | #357 | 719 | #1,398 | 61 |
| 1988 | #412 | 565 | #1,249 | 67 |
| 1987 | #400 | 569 | #1,283 | 58 |
| 1986 | #378 | 609 | #1,255 | 59 |
| 1985 | #378 | 602 | #1,083 | 73 |
| 1984 | #333 | 701 | #1,096 | 67 |
| 1983 | #356 | 636 | #1,107 | 65 |
| 1982 | #317 | 765 | #1,072 | 72 |
| 1981 | #300 | 803 | #914 | 96 |
| 1980 | #289 | 858 | #1,098 | 68 |
| 1979 | #273 | 888 | #1,177 | 59 |
| 1978 | #313 | 734 | #1,005 | 74 |
| 1977 | #305 | 785 | #1,012 | 72 |
| 1976 | #291 | 787 | #875 | 91 |
| 1975 | #285 | 841 | #870 | 91 |
| 1974 | #293 | 814 | #785 | 104 |
| 1973 | #280 | 873 | #843 | 88 |
| 1972 | #255 | 1,056 | #760 | 109 |
| 1971 | #266 | 1,083 | #748 | 119 |
| 1970 | #250 | 1,246 | #734 | 125 |
| 1969 | #241 | 1,241 | #670 | 139 |
| 1968 | #218 | 1,397 | #622 | 147 |
| 1967 | #213 | 1,416 | #548 | 184 |
| 1966 | #194 | 1,680 | #527 | 209 |
| 1965 | #193 | 1,706 | #530 | 210 |
| 1964 | #168 | 2,347 | #569 | 194 |
| 1963 | #144 | 2,802 | #528 | 226 |
| 1962 | #140 | 3,054 | #520 | 232 |
| 1961 | #135 | 3,420 | #503 | 250 |
| 1960 | #126 | 3,647 | #591 | 175 |
| 1959 | #133 | 3,276 | #533 | 218 |
| 1958 | #156 | 2,567 | #518 | 220 |
| 1957 | #188 | 1,891 | #524 | 217 |
| 1956 | #249 | 1,127 | #486 | 245 |
| 1955 | #312 | 751 | #480 | 233 |
| 1954 | #332 | 649 | #444 | 268 |
| 1953 | #378 | 511 | #507 | 191 |
| 1952 | #393 | 440 | #487 | 209 |
| 1951 | #381 | 461 | #507 | 179 |
| 1950 | #344 | 515 | #489 | 189 |
| 1949 | #294 | 689 | #482 | 187 |
| 1948 | #246 | 932 | #529 | 158 |
| 1947 | #197 | 1,354 | #455 | 217 |
| 1946 | #206 | 1,179 | #482 | 176 |
| 1945 | #220 | 866 | #530 | 127 |
| 1944 | #229 | 820 | #554 | 119 |
| 1943 | #244 | 784 | #524 | 143 |
| 1942 | #263 | 677 | #584 | 113 |
| 1941 | #286 | 506 | #603 | 98 |
| 1940 | #326 | 382 | #626 | 90 |
| 1939 | #420 | 260 | #717 | 69 |
| 1938 | #495 | 181 | #736 | 69 |
| 1937 | #655 | 108 | #671 | 79 |
| 1936 | #862 | 62 | #688 | 74 |
| 1935 | #849 | 66 | #741 | 68 |
| 1934 | #1,166 | 37 | #682 | 79 |
| 1933 | #1,289 | 31 | #685 | 75 |
| 1932 | #1,382 | 29 | #677 | 81 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #717 | 72 |
| 1930 | #2,306 | 14 | #730 | 75 |
| 1929 | #1,825 | 20 | #771 | 69 |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | #767 | 71 |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | #702 | 85 |
| 1926 | #1,932 | 20 | #745 | 74 |
| 1925 | #2,283 | 16 | #776 | 72 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #782 | 74 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #777 | 72 |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | #818 | 68 |
| 1921 | — | #768 | 76 | |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #865 | 62 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #747 | 74 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #824 | 63 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #749 | 69 |
| 1916 | — | #892 | 49 | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #816 | 56 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #697 | 54 |
| 1913 | — | #681 | 44 | |
| 1912 | — | #622 | 44 | |
| 1911 | — | #624 | 24 | |
| 1910 | — | #461 | 35 | |
| 1909 | — | #453 | 31 | |
| 1908 | — | #463 | 28 | |
| 1907 | — | #448 | 27 | |
| 1906 | — | #547 | 18 | |
| 1905 | — | #360 | 33 | |
| 1904 | — | #482 | 20 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #490 | 19 | |
| 1901 | — | #559 | 13 | |
| 1900 | — | #490 | 22 | |
| 1899 | — | #481 | 16 | |
| 1898 | — | #505 | 17 | |
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | — | #437 | 20 | |
| 1894 | — | #439 | 19 | |
| 1893 | — | #650 | 10 | |
| 1892 | — | #380 | 25 | |
| 1891 | — | #397 | 19 | |
| 1890 | — | #533 | 13 | |
| 1889 | — | #415 | 19 | |
| 1888 | — | #398 | 22 | |
| 1887 | — | #377 | 19 | |
| 1886 | — | #325 | 27 | |
| 1885 | — | #411 | 19 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #346 | 23 | |
| 1882 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1881 | — | #460 | 14 | |
| 1880 | — | #403 | 18 | |
First appearance
1914
The first year at least five girls were named Sandy! It came in at #2,876, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1916–1917, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Sandy is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Montana#70 · 1 in 240
- Missouri#83 · 1 in 343
- Idaho#85 · 1 in 301
- Kentucky#85 · 1 in 350
- Oregon#88 · 1 in 346
Best ever in a state: #57 in Nevada, 1959.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #70 | 27 | 1 in 240 |
| Missouri | #83 | 129 | 1 in 343 |
| Idaho | #85 | 21 | 1 in 301 |
| Kentucky | #85 | 91 | 1 in 350 |
| Oregon | #88 | 45 | 1 in 346 |
| South Dakota | #89 | 21 | 1 in 337 |
| Wisconsin | #92 | 120 | 1 in 368 |
| Minnesota | #93 | 104 | 1 in 372 |
| North Dakota | #94 | 19 | 1 in 343 |
| Michigan | #98 | 214 | 1 in 406 |
| Indiana | #99 | 121 | 1 in 412 |
| Maryland | #102 | 76 | 1 in 399 |
| Washington | #104 | 66 | 1 in 421 |
| Ohio | #105 | 229 | 1 in 455 |
| Colorado | #106 | 51 | 1 in 390 |
| California | #108 | 369 | 1 in 475 |
| Iowa | #110 | 63 | 1 in 449 |
| Tennessee | #111 | 68 | 1 in 533 |
| Illinois | #112 | 221 | 1 in 482 |
| West Virginia | #114 | 36 | 1 in 467 |
| Oklahoma | #122 | 42 | 1 in 496 |
| Arizona | #125 | 34 | 1 in 452 |
| Wyoming | #125 | 7 | 1 in 418 |
| Arkansas | #130 | 29 | 1 in 603 |
| Utah | #131 | 21 | 1 in 505 |
| Pennsylvania | #134 | 182 | 1 in 610 |
| Florida | #136 | 87 | 1 in 575 |
| Nebraska | #136 | 25 | 1 in 591 |
| Kansas | #137 | 37 | 1 in 549 |
| Virginia | #137 | 62 | 1 in 648 |
| New Jersey | #140 | 87 | 1 in 675 |
| Delaware | #141 | 8 | 1 in 575 |
| Georgia | #144 | 69 | 1 in 646 |
| Nevada | #144 | 5 | 1 in 516 |
| New Hampshire | #147 | 8 | 1 in 703 |
| South Carolina | #147 | 40 | 1 in 648 |
| Vermont | #153 | 5 | 1 in 702 |
| North Carolina | #155 | 63 | 1 in 774 |
| District of Columbia | #162 | 18 | 1 in 735 |
| Louisiana | #163 | 50 | 1 in 761 |
| Texas | #165 | 151 | 1 in 740 |
| Mississippi | #166 | 32 | 1 in 776 |
| New Mexico | #175 | 18 | 1 in 664 |
| Rhode Island | #176 | 8 | 1 in 1,029 |
| Connecticut | #177 | 26 | 1 in 945 |
| Hawaii | #184 | 9 | 1 in 678 |
| Alabama | #190 | 35 | 1 in 982 |
| Massachusetts | #195 | 42 | 1 in 1,286 |
| Maine | #206 | 9 | 1 in 1,118 |
| New York | #244 | 116 | 1 in 1,448 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 227 spots since 2024 (#3,225 → #2,998)
- 418 spots since 2020 (#2,580 → #2,998)
- 1,104 spots since 2015 (#1,894 → #2,998)
- Biggest jump: 317 spots in 1935 (#1,166 → #849)
- Biggest drop: 156 spots in 2006 (#868 → #1,024)
Rise & fade · girls
46 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1960 at #126 (3,647 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 71 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1935–2005
Share of babies · girls
1 in 554
- Highest: 1 in 554 girls born in 1960 were named Sandy (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 29,223 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 32.9% of all girls named Sandy (22,710) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1937
- Mostly boys until 1936, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 33 | #2,876 (1914) | #3,729 |
| 1920s | 123 | #1,825 (1929) | #2,662 |
| 1930s | 796 | #420 (1939) | #1,265 |
| 1940s | 8,189 | #197 (1947) | #251 |
| 1950s | 12,188 | #133 (1959) | #287 |
| 1960s | 22,710 | #126 (1960) | #177 |
| 1970s | 9,107 | #250 (1970) | #281 |
| 1980s | 6,827 | #289 (1980) | #352 |
| 1990s | 4,752 | #379 (1990) | #530 |
| 2000s | 2,853 | #647 (2000) | #911 |
| 2010s | 1,136 | #1,328 (2010) | #1,874 |
| 2020s | 358 | #2,580 (2020) | #2,840 |
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.
Sandy in 1961
girls
#135
3,420 births · 1 in 590 girls
boys
#503
250 births · 1 in 8,497 boys
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 590 of them was named Sandy, which outranked 98.2% 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).
Ranked beside Sandy
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 8,497 of them was named Sandy, which outranked 89.2% 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).
Ranked beside Sandy
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.