Girls' name · since 1934
Sandi
Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 10,101 babies named Sandi, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,134 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,101
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
10,101 babies have been named Sandi since 1934, making it today's #15134 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sandi has been recorded 10,101 times among girls since 1934, currently ranked #15134 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2025.
- #1,658 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,134 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,101 born since 1934
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sandi ranks #1,658 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,134 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,101 born since 1934, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,134 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,101
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sandi's 10,101 recorded births place it above 97.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sandi compares
10,101 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sandi's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sandi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,101 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 368 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sandi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sandi's full recorded timeline at 1979, 21% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 79% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 368 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sandi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 368
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Sandi popularity over time - boys
21 total births recorded since 1982 (Sandi as boys' name)
Sandi by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,103 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Sandi's strongest decade.
3,103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Sandi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 75
1930s
75 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,314 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,495 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,103 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,184 births
- 1980s 1,139
1980s
1,139 births
- 1990s 427
1990s
427 births
- 2000s 253
2000s
253 births
- 2010s 76
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,103 births (31% of all-time use).
How Sandi 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 Sandi's total volume
Sandi by state
Where Sandi concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,485 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 603 | 6.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 508 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 394 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 341 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 319 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 296 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Washington | | 279 | 2.8% |
1,485 of 10,101 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Sandi appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sandi's data
- Sandi's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,103 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sandis (1,485 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sandi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1934–2025 (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 Sandi 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.