Sandy

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A few things about Sandy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

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Sandy

Brazilian singer and actress

Choose Sandy and your child shares a first name with Sandy, a Brazilian singer and actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Sandy, like who?” Sandy's Wikipedia article is available in 27 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 29,240 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Sandy, 55 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Sandy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySandy has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Sandys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1960, when it ranked #126. Today it's #2,998, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowSandy was 6.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 4,704 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 29,240.
• 🍂TrendSandy has slipped 418 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,998. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedSandy is most popular in Alabama, where it ranks #819. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlSandy is given to both boys and girls: 82% of the 67 babies named Sandy in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningSandy is a Scottish form of Alexander, which means “defender of men”. Our records link it to English, Greek and Scottish roots.

About the name Sandy

Sandy is a gender-neutral name of English, Greek and Scottish origin meaning “defender of men”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-ndy”. US birth records list Sandy for girls from 1914 to 2025, in 110 of those 112 years. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked #126 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,998, with 55 babies. Of the 67 US babies named Sandy in 2025, 82% were girls and 18% were boys.

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