How Many People Are Named Sandy?
people named Sandy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,235 people in the US has this name
Based on 79,530 babies named Sandy in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,822 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Originally a diminutive of ALEXANDER. As a feminine name it is a diminutive of ALEXANDRA or SANDRA. It can also be given in reference to the colour.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Sandy, 90.7% were girls and 9.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Sandy rose from 0% in the 1880s to 85.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sandy alive today is about 55 years old, and 51% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 45 and 66 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sandy first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1960, to 3,822 babies. In 2025, 67 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sandy has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #126, in 1960. In 2025 it ranked #3,020. Among boys, its best rank was #329, in 1886.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,020 | #7,108 |
| Best rank | #126 (1960) | #329 (1886) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #167 in the 1960s | #504 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sandy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sandy were born in California than in any other state: about 10,223 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sandy was given 1.6 times as often in California and 1.4 times in North Carolina.
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