Sandy

#2,998 for girls in 2025, 55 births · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to girls 86.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1960 · 3,647 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
69,072
since 1914

Sandy over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #126, 1960peak #325, 1886girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,99855#6,80312
2024#3,22549#7,25711
2023#2,58868#6,51713
2022#2,75662#7,76810
2021#2,89258#9,7147
2020#2,58066#8,0679
2019#2,30578#8,2159
2018#2,33478#6,03614
2017#2,00798#7,54610
2016#2,22186#9,6647
2015#1,894107#8,0409
2014#1,643130#6,63212
2013#1,599134#9,6557
2012#1,575138#6,00114
2011#1,829110#5,67515
2010#1,328177#6,35913
2009#1,284189#7,69210
2008#1,130228#6,39313
2007#1,030256#5,43416
2006#1,024250#5,78114
2005#868292#3,81524
2004#799317#5,00716
2003#827296#4,11420
2002#763317#4,32218
2001#741322#4,30218
2000#647386#3,64022
1999#686330#3,59121
1998#639361#2,65131
1997#619361#2,44933
1996#572405#2,14539
1995#518468#2,25335
1994#512486#2,44431
1993#505489#1,87544
1992#464531#1,51059
1991#408627#2,01937
1990#379694#1,61551
1989#357719#1,39861
1988#412565#1,24967
1987#400569#1,28358
1986#378609#1,25559
1985#378602#1,08373
1984#333701#1,09667
1983#356636#1,10765
1982#317765#1,07272
1981#300803#91496
1980#289858#1,09868
1979#273888#1,17759
1978#313734#1,00574
1977#305785#1,01272
1976#291787#87591
1975#285841#87091
1974#293814#785104
1973#280873#84388
1972#2551,056#760109
1971#2661,083#748119
1970#2501,246#734125
1969#2411,241#670139
1968#2181,397#622147
1967#2131,416#548184
1966#1941,680#527209
1965#1931,706#530210
1964#1682,347#569194
1963#1442,802#528226
1962#1403,054#520232
1961#1353,420#503250
1960#1263,647#591175
1959#1333,276#533218
1958#1562,567#518220
1957#1881,891#524217
1956#2491,127#486245
1955#312751#480233
1954#332649#444268
1953#378511#507191
1952#393440#487209
1951#381461#507179
1950#344515#489189
1949#294689#482187
1948#246932#529158
1947#1971,354#455217
1946#2061,179#482176
1945#220866#530127
1944#229820#554119
1943#244784#524143
1942#263677#584113
1941#286506#60398
1940#326382#62690
1939#420260#71769
1938#495181#73669
1937#655108#67179
1936#86262#68874
1935#84966#74168
1934#1,16637#68279
1933#1,28931#68575
1932#1,38229#67781
1931#3,2268#71772
1930#2,30614#73075
1929#1,82520#77169
1928#2,76811#76771
1927#2,16917#70285
1926#1,93220#74574
1925#2,28316#77672
1924#3,14410#78274
1923#2,73212#77772
1922#3,15210#81868
1921#76876
1920#3,9577#86562
1919#3,4528#74774
1918#4,2916#82463
1917#4,5945#74969
1916#89249
1915#3,4347#81656
1914#2,8767#69754
1913#68144
1912#62244
1911#62424
1910#46135
1909#45331
1908#46328
1907#44827
1906#54718
1905#36033
1904#48220
1903#59514
1902#49019
1901#55913
1900#49022
1899#48116
1898#50517
1897#7259
1896#59213
1895#43720
1894#43919
1893#65010
1892#38025
1891#39719
1890#53313
1889#41519
1888#39822
1887#37719
1886#32527
1885#41119
1884#57011
1883#34623
1882#41619
1881#46014
1880#40318
First appearance
1914

The first year at least five girls were named Sandy! It came in at #2,876, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1916–1917, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Sandy is popular in 1939

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #222 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,852 girlsILWisconsin: #341 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,700 girlsWIMichigan: #274 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,766 girlsMINew York: #418 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,085 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedRIOregon: #180 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,096 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedSDIowa: #233 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,119 girlsIAIndiana: #228 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,116 girlsINOhio: #204 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,738 girlsOHPennsylvania: #291 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,286 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #193 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,061 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedCONebraska: #209 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,512 girlsNEMissouri: #313 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,980 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedHITexas: #603 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,699 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Sandy, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#180 · 1 in 1,096
  2. California#193 · 1 in 1,061
  3. Ohio#204 · 1 in 1,738
  4. Nebraska#209 · 1 in 1,512
  5. Illinois#222 · 1 in 1,852

Best ever in a state: #57 in Nevada, 1959.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#18061 in 1,096
California#193431 in 1,061
Ohio#204291 in 1,738
Nebraska#20961 in 1,512
Illinois#222291 in 1,852
Indiana#228121 in 2,116
Iowa#23391 in 2,119
Michigan#274151 in 2,766
Pennsylvania#291221 in 3,286
Missouri#31391 in 2,980
Wisconsin#34151 in 4,700
New York#418141 in 6,085
Texas#603101 in 5,699
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Sandy
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 227 spots since 2024 (#3,225#2,998)
  • 418 spots since 2020 (#2,580#2,998)
  • 1,104 spots since 2015 (#1,894#2,998)
  • Biggest jump: 317 spots in 1935 (#1,166#849)
  • Biggest drop: 156 spots in 2006 (#868#1,024)
Rise & fade · girls
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 1960 at #126 (3,647 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 71 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1935–2005
Share of babies · girls
1 in 554
  • Highest: 1 in 554 girls born in 1960 were named Sandy (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 29,223 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 32.9% of all girls named Sandy (22,710) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1937
  • Mostly boys until 1936, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s33#2,876 (1914)#3,729
1920s123#1,825 (1929)#2,662
1930s796#420 (1939)#1,265
1940s8,189#197 (1947)#251
1950s12,188#133 (1959)#287
1960s22,710#126 (1960)#177
1970s9,107#250 (1970)#281
1980s6,827#289 (1980)#352
1990s4,752#379 (1990)#530
2000s2,853#647 (2000)#911
2010s1,136#1,328 (2010)#1,874
2020s358#2,580 (2020)#2,840

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Sandy in 1939

girls
#420
260 births · 1 in 4,218 girls
boys
#717
69 births · 1 in 16,041 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #420Sandy260

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #717Sandy69
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 4,218 of them was named Sandy, which outranked 91.5% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sandy
  1. #416Susanne265
  2. #418Christina262
  3. #419Eddie261
  4. #420Sandy260
  5. #420Denise260
  6. #422Dona259
  7. #423May257
  8. #423Mollie257

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. 880April#1,805#925
  2. 865Karel#1,703#838
  3. 725Hedy#1,650#925
  4. 722Vivien#1,703#981
  5. 709Karon#1,547#838
Fallers
  1. 712Eulalia#972#1,684
  2. 446Shelvia#955#1,401
  3. 358Naoma#992#1,350
  4. 304Imelda#890#1,194
  5. 279Helaine#870#1,149

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 16,041 of them was named Sandy, which outranked 81.9% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sandy
  1. #707Stan71
  2. #715Cruz70
  3. #715Eduardo70
  4. #717Sandy69
  5. #717Alvis69
  6. #717Damon69
  7. #717Elvis69
  8. #726Benedict68
  9. #726Donny68
  10. #726Howell68

Tied with 8 names at #717; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. 463Alfonzo#1,439#976
  2. 447Rod#1,439#992
  3. 443Estel#1,397#954
  4. 422Cameron#1,364#942
  5. 421Turner#1,337#916
Fallers
  1. 518Gonzalo#779#1,297
  2. 497Judge#992#1,489
  3. 396Melville#963#1,359
  4. 355Agustin#883#1,238
  5. 351Antone#921#1,272

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1939