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
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
69,072
since 1914

Sandy over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #126, 1960peak #325, 1886girlsboys
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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#2,99855#6,80312
2024#3,22549#7,25711
2023#2,58868#6,51713
2022#2,75662#7,76810
2021#2,89258#9,7147
2020#2,58066#8,0679
2019#2,30578#8,2159
2018#2,33478#6,03614
2017#2,00798#7,54610
2016#2,22186#9,6647
2015#1,894107#8,0409
2014#1,643130#6,63212
2013#1,599134#9,6557
2012#1,575138#6,00114
2011#1,829110#5,67515
2010#1,328177#6,35913
2009#1,284189#7,69210
2008#1,130228#6,39313
2007#1,030256#5,43416
2006#1,024250#5,78114
2005#868292#3,81524
2004#799317#5,00716
2003#827296#4,11420
2002#763317#4,32218
2001#741322#4,30218
2000#647386#3,64022
1999#686330#3,59121
1998#639361#2,65131
1997#619361#2,44933
1996#572405#2,14539
1995#518468#2,25335
1994#512486#2,44431
1993#505489#1,87544
1992#464531#1,51059
1991#408627#2,01937
1990#379694#1,61551
1989#357719#1,39861
1988#412565#1,24967
1987#400569#1,28358
1986#378609#1,25559
1985#378602#1,08373
1984#333701#1,09667
1983#356636#1,10765
1982#317765#1,07272
1981#300803#91496
1980#289858#1,09868
1979#273888#1,17759
1978#313734#1,00574
1977#305785#1,01272
1976#291787#87591
1975#285841#87091
1974#293814#785104
1973#280873#84388
1972#2551,056#760109
1971#2661,083#748119
1970#2501,246#734125
1969#2411,241#670139
1968#2181,397#622147
1967#2131,416#548184
1966#1941,680#527209
1965#1931,706#530210
1964#1682,347#569194
1963#1442,802#528226
1962#1403,054#520232
1961#1353,420#503250
1960#1263,647#591175
1959#1333,276#533218
1958#1562,567#518220
1957#1881,891#524217
1956#2491,127#486245
1955#312751#480233
1954#332649#444268
1953#378511#507191
1952#393440#487209
1951#381461#507179
1950#344515#489189
1949#294689#482187
1948#246932#529158
1947#1971,354#455217
1946#2061,179#482176
1945#220866#530127
1944#229820#554119
1943#244784#524143
1942#263677#584113
1941#286506#60398
1940#326382#62690
1939#420260#71769
1938#495181#73669
1937#655108#67179
1936#86262#68874
1935#84966#74168
1934#1,16637#68279
1933#1,28931#68575
1932#1,38229#67781
1931#3,2268#71772
1930#2,30614#73075
1929#1,82520#77169
1928#2,76811#76771
1927#2,16917#70285
1926#1,93220#74574
1925#2,28316#77672
1924#3,14410#78274
1923#2,73212#77772
1922#3,15210#81868
1921—#76876
1920#3,9577#86562
1919#3,4528#74774
1918#4,2916#82463
1917#4,5945#74969
1916—#89249
1915#3,4347#81656
1914#2,8767#69754
1913—#68144
1912—#62244
1911—#62424
1910—#46135
1909—#45331
1908—#46328
1907—#44827
1906—#54718
1905—#36033
1904—#48220
1903—#59514
1902—#49019
1901—#55913
1900—#49022
1899—#48116
1898—#50517
1897—#7259
1896—#59213
1895—#43720
1894—#43919
1893—#65010
1892—#38025
1891—#39719
1890—#53313
1889—#41519
1888—#39822
1887—#37719
1886—#32527
1885—#41119
1884—#57011
1883—#34623
1882—#41619
1881—#46014
1880—#40318
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 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedAKMaine: #176 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 789 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNHWashington: #280 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,596 girlsWAIdaho: #239 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 977 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #379 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,384 girlsMNIllinois: #336 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,120 girlsILWisconsin: #240 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,545 girlsWIMichigan: #295 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,865 girlsMINew York: #335 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,988 girlsNYMassachusetts: #292 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,061 girlsMARhode Island: #162 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 854 girlsRIOregon: #281 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,484 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedSDIowa: #359 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,755 girlsIAIndiana: #316 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,164 girlsINOhio: #350 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,789 girlsOHPennsylvania: #345 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,435 girlsPANew Jersey: #330 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,019 girlsNJConnecticut: #283 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,678 girlsCTCalifornia: #280 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 1,441 girlsCAUtah: #251 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsUTColorado: #213 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 969 girlsCONebraska: #328 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,119 girlsNEMissouri: #319 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,137 girlsMOKentucky: #196 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 999 girlsKYWest Virginia: #272 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsWVVirginia: #273 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,653 girlsVAMaryland: #235 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,234 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedDEArizona: #305 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsAZNew Mexico: #287 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedKSArkansas: #198 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 870 girlsARTennessee: #189 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 972 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #169 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 760 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #131 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 546 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #322 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,759 girlsDCOklahoma: #210 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 981 girlsOKLouisiana: #161 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 694 girlsLAMississippi: #180 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 777 girlsMSAlabama: #224 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,156 girlsALGeorgia: #155 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 693 girlsGAHawaii: #148 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 472 girlsHITexas: #210 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 980 girlsTXFlorida: #223 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,111 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#131 · 1 in 546
  2. Hawaii#148 · 1 in 472
  3. Georgia#155 · 1 in 693
  4. Louisiana#161 · 1 in 694
  5. Rhode Island#162 · 1 in 854

Best ever in a state: #57 in Nevada, 1959.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#131381 in 546
Hawaii#148101 in 472
Georgia#155561 in 693
Louisiana#161421 in 694
Rhode Island#16271 in 854
North Carolina#169531 in 760
Maine#17691 in 789
Mississippi#180241 in 777
Tennessee#189321 in 972
Kentucky#196261 in 999
Arkansas#198161 in 870
Oklahoma#210181 in 981
Texas#2101061 in 980
Colorado#213171 in 969
Florida#223431 in 1,111
Alabama#224231 in 1,156
Maryland#235191 in 1,234
Idaho#23951 in 977
Wisconsin#240201 in 1,545
Utah#25191 in 1,199
West Virginia#27281 in 1,629
Virginia#273201 in 1,653
California#2801031 in 1,441
Washington#280141 in 1,596
Oregon#28191 in 1,484
Connecticut#283111 in 1,678
New Mexico#28771 in 1,199
Massachusetts#292191 in 2,061
Michigan#295371 in 1,865
Arizona#305111 in 1,372
Indiana#316191 in 2,164
Missouri#319161 in 2,137
District of Columbia#32251 in 1,759
Nebraska#32851 in 2,119
New Jersey#330231 in 2,019
New York#335631 in 1,988
Illinois#336391 in 2,120
Pennsylvania#345331 in 2,435
Ohio#350301 in 2,789
Iowa#35971 in 2,755
Minnesota#37981 in 3,384
Alaska———
Delaware———
Kansas———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 Sandy
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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s33#2,876 (1914)#3,729
1920s123#1,825 (1929)#2,662
1930s796#420 (1939)#1,265
1940s8,189#197 (1947)#251
1950s12,188#133 (1959)#287
1960s22,710#126 (1960)#177
1970s9,107#250 (1970)#281
1980s6,827#289 (1980)#352
1990s4,752#379 (1990)#530
2000s2,853#647 (2000)#911
2010s1,136#1,328 (2010)#1,874
2020s358#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 1971

girls
#266
1,083 births · 1 in 1,536 girls
boys
#748
119 births · 1 in 14,861 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #266Sandy1,083

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #748Sandy119
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 1,536 of them was named Sandy, which outranked 97.2% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sandy
  1. #263Billie1,113
  2. #264Teri1,110
  3. #265Cheri1,084
  4. #266Sandy1,083
  5. #267Gwendolyn1,081
  6. #268Lynette1,079
  7. #269Ana1,069
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 14,861 of them was named Sandy, which outranked 86.8% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sandy
  1. #742Tyron121
  2. #746Dax120
  3. #746Jammie120
  4. #748Sandy119
  5. #748Burton119
  6. #748Daryle119
  7. #748Dusty119
  8. #755Adan118
  9. #755August118
  10. #755Brook118

Tied with 6 names at #748; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →