Recorded 1930–1998 Girls' name Peak 1947 604 births

Sanda — girls' name

604 babies named Sanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s301940s1381950s1341960s1581970s971980s361990s11
1960s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Sanda was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

23 babies were named Sanda in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 604 babies named Sanda between 1930 and 1998, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sanda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 604 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sanda at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

604

Since 1930

69 years of records

Peak year

1947

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1930

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 1998

Sanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1930

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1947)
23
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
0510152025 199819801972196519581951194419371930 9

Sanda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
158 births that decade — 26% of Sanda's all-time total
1930s301940s1381950s1341960s1581970s971980s361990s11

Sanda by state

Where Sanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1930

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 2.0%
Texas share of Sanda's total US births 2.0%

12 of 604 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanda?
604 babies have been named Sanda since 1930. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1947 with 23 births.
When was Sanda most popular?
Sanda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Sanda most popular?
The top states for the name Sanda are Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Sanda been used?
Sanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 69 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Sanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sandra, Sandy, Sandi, Saniyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1930–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.