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Sandra

Girl

Origin of the name

Sandra is a short form of Alexandra, the feminine of Alexander.

Short-lived name

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1947 was its best year: 34,779 births, or 1 baby in 104. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 99% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1207. 30% of all babies named Sandra since 1880 were born in the 1940s.
875,531births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 5rank at its peak, in 1947

Where babies named Sandra are born

1947

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The darker the blue, the more common Sandra is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Sandra is most common in West Virginia (1.5 times), Vermont (1.4) and Maine (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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