Sandra
A short form of the Italian Alessandra, from Greek Alexandros.
Popularity, 1880–2025
A shortening of Alessandra that midcentury Hollywood, from Sandra Dee onward, made ubiquitous.
Sandra first shows up in the national records in 1904. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1934 to 1984. It spent 16 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1947, when 34,779 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 5 nationally. All told, 878,223 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Saundra (17,862) (total births since 1880)
Explore Sandra interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 48 | No. 1044 |
| 1910s | 433 | No. 758 |
| 1920s | 1,627 | No. 418 |
| 1930s | 45,399 | No. 13 |
| 1940s | 265,538 | No. 5 |
| 1950s | 251,591 | No. 8 |
| 1960s | 183,846 | No. 9 |
| 1970s | 64,340 | No. 27 |
| 1980s | 30,048 | No. 74 |
| 1990s | 17,620 | No. 134 |
| 2000s | 9,992 | No. 257 |
| 2010s | 3,672 | No. 514 |
| 2020s | 1,377 | No. 993 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.