Sandra

“Variant of Alexandra — Protector of mankind” — Greek origin

Girl's name · #1210 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Sandra is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1947, when it ranked #5. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 876,000 girls since 1904, ranked #1210 today. Sandra's short forms are Sandy, Sandi, and Sandie.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 girls in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 girls in Poland (2025) · about 1 in 2,600 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sandras

Sandra Bullock — American actress and film producer
Sandra Mason — 1st president of Barbados
Sandra Day O'Connor — American lawyer and jurist (1930–2023)
Sandra Oh — Canadian and American actress (born 1971)
Sandra Kim — Belgian singer

In stories & tradition

Sandra (Sandy Cheeks) — SpongeBob SquarePants · The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Sandra Corleone — The Godfather
Sandra Benes — Space: 1999

What Sandras become

Among 4,347 notable people named Sandra:

Medical professionals appear 2.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sandra Welner, American physician, inventor.

Similar names: Alessandra · Kathleen · Sandy · Kendra · Barbara · Cynthia

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