Girl name#25 of girl names
Sandra
Pronounced S AE1 N D R AH0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1947
- 121 years in use
How popular is Sandra?
Sandra is a girls' name, and first appears in 1904. It has been given to 878,109 children — the 25th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 57% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1947, when 34,779 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- S AE1 N D R AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Sandra
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Sandra
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Sandra?
- Sandra ranks 25th among girls' names in US records, with 878,109 births since 1904. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,678.
- Is Sandra a unisex name?
- No. Sandra is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Sandra most popular?
- 1947, when 34,779 children were given the name. It has been in use for 121 years and is still recorded as of 2024.