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Girl name

Shandra

100% girls · last recorded 2008

Shandra has been given to about 3,018 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1976, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 2,880
Median age today48 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shandra per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1976 · 127
  • Born in 20250
  • All time3,018

How popular is Shandra?

Its best year was 1976, when 127 babies were given the name, ranking 998th. The typical living American called Shandra is about 48 years old today.

Names that sound like Shandra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sandra0.89
  2. Chandra0.89
  3. Shanda0.83
  4. Andra0.79
  5. Shara0.79
  6. Saundra0.74
  7. Shana0.73
  8. Shanna0.73

Middle names for Shandra

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

Sibling names for Shandra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.75
  2. Bridgetsister · 0.75
  3. Aprilsister · 0.75
  4. Damonbrother · 0.72
  5. Jaimeeither · 0.71
  6. Jamieeither · 0.71

Where Shandra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

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