Sandy
A unisex name of Greek origin, meaning defender of men; a form of Alexander.
Sandy by the numbers
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Sandy. In the US, 105 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 3,648 babies in 1960, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Alexander
Like Sandy, each of these traces back to Alexander: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Xanderdefender of mankind; short form of Alexander2,403 in the US (2017)
- Alejandrodefender of men; Spanish form of Alexander2,027 in the US (2017)
- Zanderdefender of men; a diminutive of Alexander1,551 in the US (2017)
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
- Alecdefender of men; short form of Alexander569 in the US (2017)
- Alessandrodefender of men; Italian form of Alexander401 in the US (2017)
- Alexzanderdefender of men; invented spelling of Alexander226 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sandy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Sandy
Names that are said the same way as Sandy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a protector
Like Sandy, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Liamresolute protector; short form of William18,764 in the US (2017)
- Williamresolute protector14,922 in the US (2017)
- Alexanderdefender of the people12,488 in the US (2017)
- 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)
Names about as common as Sandy
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