Girls' name · since 1966
Sandhya
504 babies named Sandhya in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 504
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sandhya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 504 have been recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sandhya has been recorded 504 times among girls since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2018.
- #11,813 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 504 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sandhya ranks #11,813 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 504 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 504
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sandhya's 504 recorded births place it above 83.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sandhya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sandhya's full recorded timeline at 1993, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sandhya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2018
- Peak year (2004)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Sandhya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (148 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Sandhya's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Sandhya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
148 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 148 births (29% of all-time use).
How Sandhya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sandhya's total volume
Sandhya by state
Where Sandhya concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 8.3% |
42 of 504 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sandhya's data
- Sandhya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (148 total births) through the 2010s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sandhyas (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sandhya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sandhya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.