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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • 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: #356 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,238 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: #309 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,390 girlsMNIllinois: #281 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,862 girlsILWisconsin: #459 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,377 girlsWIMichigan: #578 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,636 girlsMINew York: #362 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,319 girlsNYMassachusetts: #309 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,233 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #175 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 874 girlsSDIowa: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,554 girlsIAIndiana: #357 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,775 girlsINOhio: #879 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,529 girlsOHPennsylvania: #501 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,860 girlsPANew Jersey: #369 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,609 girlsNJConnecticut: #362 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,725 girlsCTCalifornia: #160 for girls · 220 births · 1 in 875 girlsCAUtah: #407 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,489 girlsUTColorado: #287 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,803 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #464 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,920 girlsMOKentucky: #378 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,134 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #433 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,485 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedDEArizona: #461 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,015 girlsAZNew Mexico: #299 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,402 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedARTennessee: #394 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,049 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #307 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,005 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #388 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,584 girlsOKLouisiana: #375 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,365 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedMSAlabama: #403 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,692 girlsALGeorgia: #356 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,380 girlsGAHawaii: #196 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 752 girlsHITexas: #286 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsTXFlorida: #298 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,989 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#160 · 1 in 875
  2. South Dakota#175 · 1 in 874
  3. Hawaii#196 · 1 in 752
  4. Illinois#281 · 1 in 1,862
  5. Texas#286 · 1 in 1,694

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#1602201 in 875
South Dakota#17551 in 874
Hawaii#19671 in 752
Illinois#281391 in 1,862
Texas#286771 in 1,694
Colorado#287121 in 1,803
Florida#298311 in 1,989
New Mexico#29971 in 1,402
North Carolina#307171 in 2,005
Massachusetts#309151 in 2,233
Minnesota#309121 in 2,390
Georgia#356151 in 2,380
Washington#356121 in 2,238
Indiana#357121 in 2,775
Connecticut#36261 in 2,725
New York#362451 in 2,319
New Jersey#369151 in 2,609
Louisiana#375131 in 2,365
Kentucky#37871 in 3,134
Oklahoma#38881 in 2,584
Iowa#39451 in 3,554
Tennessee#39491 in 3,049
Alabama#40381 in 2,692
Utah#40761 in 2,489
Virginia#43391 in 3,485
Wisconsin#45971 in 4,377
Arizona#46171 in 3,015
Missouri#46481 in 3,920
Pennsylvania#501141 in 4,860
Michigan#578101 in 5,636
Ohio#87961 in 11,529
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Delaware———
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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 1984

girls
#333
701 births · 1 in 2,402 girls
boys
#1,096
67 births · 1 in 26,938 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #333Sandy701

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #1,096Sandy67
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 2,402 of them was named Sandy, which outranked 97.3% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sandy
  1. #329Shelley706
  2. #331Brandie705
  3. #332Katelyn702
  4. #333Sandy701
  5. #334Annette696
  6. #335Rochelle692
  7. #336Chasity688
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 26,938 of them was named Sandy, which outranked 85.1% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sandy
  1. #1,084Martez68
  2. #1,084Nathen68
  3. #1,084Yosef68
  4. #1,096Sandy67
  5. #1,096Buck67
  6. #1,096Claudio67
  7. #1,096Corbin67
  8. #1,110Adrien66
  9. #1,110Amy66
  10. #1,110Benton66

Tied with 13 names at #1,096; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →