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Sandra

/ˈsændɹə/ · 100% girls · 188 born in 2025

Sandra has been given to about 878,223 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsændɹə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 713,433
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sandra per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1947 · 34,852
  • Born in 2025188
  • All time878,223
  • England & Wales, 202511

How popular is Sandra?

Its best year was 1947, when 34,852 babies were given the name, ranking 5th. The typical living American called Sandra is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Carolina, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Sandra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Andra0.88
  2. Saundra0.84
  3. Sondra0.80
  4. Chandra0.79
  5. Sara0.75
  6. Cassandra0.75
  7. Casandra0.76
  8. Kasandra0.76

Middle names for Sandra

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sandra Josephine0.84
  2. Sandra Rose0.83
  3. Sandra Louise0.83
  4. Sandra June0.82
  5. Sandra Pearl0.82
  6. Sandra Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sandra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ronaldbrother · 0.97
  2. Dennisbrother · 0.97
  3. Kennethbrother · 0.93
  4. Bonniesister · 0.92
  5. Judithsister · 0.90
  6. Dianasister · 0.89

Where Sandra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. South Carolina0.02%
  2. Kentucky0.02%
  3. Alabama0.02%
  4. Illinois0.01%
  5. Massachusetts0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sandra White0.78
  2. Sandra Reyes0.78
  3. Sandra Nguyen0.78
  4. Sandra Moore0.78
  5. Sandra Lee0.78
  6. Sandra Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sandra

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sandra across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.