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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNHWashington: #495 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,440 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #229 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,489 girlsILWisconsin: #386 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,491 girlsWIMichigan: #450 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,841 girlsMINew York: #305 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,903 girlsNYMassachusetts: #367 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,961 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedRIOregon: #369 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,334 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: #410 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,763 girlsIAIndiana: #490 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,398 girlsINOhio: #642 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,147 girlsOHPennsylvania: #628 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,354 girlsPANew Jersey: #430 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,189 girlsNJConnecticut: #357 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,627 girlsCTCalifornia: #185 for girls · 197 births · 1 in 943 girlsCAUtah: #397 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,733 girlsUTColorado: #571 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,410 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #565 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,365 girlsMOKentucky: #402 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,393 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #459 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,850 girlsVAMaryland: #545 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,457 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedDEArizona: #585 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,033 girlsAZNew Mexico: #238 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,077 girlsNMKansas: #301 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,940 girlsKSArkansas: #301 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,823 girlsARTennessee: #301 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #199 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #267 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,491 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #242 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,411 girlsOKLouisiana: #268 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,509 girlsLAMississippi: #302 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,598 girlsMSAlabama: #265 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,562 girlsALGeorgia: #332 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,052 girlsGAHawaii: #291 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsHITexas: #290 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 1,604 girlsTXFlorida: #225 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,319 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#185 · 1 in 943
  2. North Carolina#199 · 1 in 1,103
  3. Florida#225 · 1 in 1,319
  4. Illinois#229 · 1 in 1,489
  5. New Mexico#238 · 1 in 1,077

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#1851971 in 943
North Carolina#199311 in 1,103
Florida#225431 in 1,319
Illinois#229501 in 1,489
New Mexico#23891 in 1,077
Oklahoma#242161 in 1,411
Alabama#265141 in 1,562
South Carolina#267121 in 1,491
Louisiana#268211 in 1,509
Texas#290811 in 1,604
Hawaii#29151 in 1,027
Arkansas#30171 in 1,823
Kansas#30181 in 1,940
Tennessee#301141 in 2,004
Mississippi#302101 in 1,598
New York#305541 in 1,903
Georgia#332171 in 2,052
Connecticut#35761 in 2,627
Massachusetts#367111 in 2,961
Oregon#36971 in 2,334
Wisconsin#38691 in 3,491
Utah#39761 in 2,733
Kentucky#40271 in 3,393
Iowa#41051 in 3,763
New Jersey#430121 in 3,189
Michigan#450151 in 3,841
Virginia#45981 in 3,850
Indiana#49081 in 4,398
Washington#49581 in 3,440
Maryland#54551 in 4,457
Missouri#56561 in 5,365
Colorado#57151 in 4,410
Arizona#58551 in 4,033
Pennsylvania#628111 in 6,354
Ohio#642101 in 7,147
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District of Columbia———
Idaho———
Maine———
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Montana———
Nebraska———
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New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
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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 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 1982

girls
#317
765 births · 1 in 2,213 girls
boys
#1,072
72 births · 1 in 25,201 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #317Sandy765

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #1,072Sandy72
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 2,213 of them was named Sandy, which outranked 97.4% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sandy
  1. #314Bianca775
  2. #315Irene773
  3. #316Jolene768
  4. #317Sandy765
  5. #318Tanisha758
  6. #319Jami757
  7. #320Jackie756
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 25,201 of them was named Sandy, which outranked 85.4% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sandy
  1. #1,064Reyes73
  2. #1,064Toney73
  3. #1,064Tramaine73
  4. #1,072Sandy72
  5. #1,072Adrien72
  6. #1,072Charley72
  7. #1,072Crystal72
  8. #1,082Alonso71
  9. #1,082Anson71
  10. #1,082Franco71

Tied with 9 names at #1,072; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →