Sandra
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning defender of mankind; short form of Alexandra.
How Sandra has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #832 |
| 2016 | #880 |
| 2017 | #895 |
| 2018 | #981 |
| 2019 | #989 |
| 2021 | #994 |
Sandra by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Sandra. In the US, 299 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 34,774 babies in 1947, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Alexandra
Like Sandra, each of these traces back to Alexandra: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lexidefender of men; diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis938 in the US (2017)
- Aleksandradefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lexydefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra58 in the US (2017)
- Alyssandranoble defender; a form of Alexandra29 in the US (2017)
- Alexianadefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra23 in the US (2017)
- Xandriadefender of men; short form of Alexandra21 in the US (2017)
- Alesandradefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra19 in the US (2017)
- Alexsadefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra19 in the US (2017)
Names that come from Sandra
Forms of Sandra in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sandra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a protector
Like Sandra, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexadefender of men; form of Alexandra3,888 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Alexandradefender of mankind2,592 in the US (2017)
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sandra
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