—2024 rank
1960peak year
68,931babies named Sandy since 1880
▼ 38%5-year trend
Sandy popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Sandy mean?
A diminutive of Alexandra or Sandra, from Greek alexein 'to defend' and aner 'man'. It also evokes the beach, thanks to the English word sand.
OriginGreek
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic
Names like Sandy
Same era, same vibe — if you like Sandy, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Sandys
- Sandy Dennis, actress
Spellings & variants
SandieSandraAlexandra
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