Girls' name · since 1952
Sandia
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 77 babies named Sandia, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sandia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 77 have been recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sandia has been recorded 77 times among girls since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1993.
- #30,089 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1952
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sandia ranks #30,089 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1952, peaking in the 1970s.
- #30,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sandia's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sandia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sandia's full recorded timeline at 1974, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sandia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1993
- Peak year (1972)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Sandia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (29 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Sandia's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Sandia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 29 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Sandia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sandia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1952–1993 (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 Sandia 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.