Sondra
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning helper of mankind; short form of alexandra.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Sondra by the numbers
Sondra was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 897 babies in 1942, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sondra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sandradefender of mankind; short form of Alexandra299 in the US (2017)
- Sonorasonorous or melodious53 in the US (2017)
- Soniawisdom; russian form of Sophia264 in the US (2017)
- Sonyawisdom; a form of Sophia135 in the US (2017)
- Sidraa star or the Pleiades88 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sonjawise; a form of sonya or sonia68 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a helper
Like Sondra, each of these has a helper in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ezrahelp, helper1,300 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Paigeyoung servant or attendant1,695 in the US (2017)
- Codyhelpful; descendant of Ó Cuidighthigh504 in England and Wales (2025)
- Opheliahelp, benefit578 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Sondra
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