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
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | #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 | |
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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- California#330 · 1 in 1,769
- Iowa#451 · 1 in 2,745
- Louisiana#463 · 1 in 2,705
- Massachusetts#500 · 1 in 3,975
- Illinois#532 · 1 in 3,329
Best ever in a state: #57 in Nevada, 1959.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #330 | 126 | 1 in 1,769 |
| Iowa | #451 | 5 | 1 in 2,745 |
| Louisiana | #463 | 8 | 1 in 2,705 |
| Massachusetts | #500 | 8 | 1 in 3,975 |
| Illinois | #532 | 21 | 1 in 3,329 |
| New York | #538 | 29 | 1 in 3,483 |
| New Jersey | #543 | 11 | 1 in 3,796 |
| Wisconsin | #576 | 6 | 1 in 4,172 |
| Texas | #597 | 36 | 1 in 3,886 |
| Arizona | #608 | 8 | 1 in 3,510 |
| Maryland | #670 | 5 | 1 in 4,728 |
| Florida | #674 | 15 | 1 in 4,890 |
| Indiana | #714 | 6 | 1 in 5,466 |
| Georgia | #725 | 8 | 1 in 5,346 |
| Virginia | #740 | 6 | 1 in 5,543 |
| North Carolina | #745 | 7 | 1 in 5,722 |
| Pennsylvania | #923 | 7 | 1 in 8,323 |
| Michigan | #1,120 | 5 | 1 in 10,392 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
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| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1960 at #126 (3,647 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1935–2005
- Highest: 1 in 554 girls born in 1960 were named Sandy (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 29,223 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 32.9% of all girls named Sandy (22,710) were born in this decade
- 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 1997
Top girls' names in 1997
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 4,822 of them was named Sandy, which outranked 96.2% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 57,125 of them was named Sandy, which outranked 77.4% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,396Zachari34
- #2,396Zackariah34
- #2,396Zakaria34
- #2,449Sandy33
- #2,449Abdallah33
- #2,449Abdulaziz33
- #2,449Adel33
- #2,502An32
- #2,502Bradey32
- #2,502Cavan32
Tied with 52 names at #2,449; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.