Names / Girl names
Sandra
Current rank
#1,210
holding steady
All-time peak
#5
in 1947
First recorded
1904
in U.S. data
Children named
878,200
since 1904
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5 in 1947 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Defender of mankind. It makes its debut in American naming data in 1904. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. It topped out in 1947 at #5. Over 878,200 have carried it since records began.