Boys' name · since 1968
Sandon
Sandon has 225 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,271 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 225
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
225 boys have been named Sandon since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sandon recorded 225 times among boys since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2008.
- #12,271 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 225 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sandon ranks #12,271 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 225 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,271 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 225
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sandon's 225 recorded births place it above 73.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sandon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sandon's full recorded timeline at 1986, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sandon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2008
- Peak year (1989)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2008.
225 total births across 41 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1989 with 14 births in a single year.
Sandon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (68 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Sandon's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Sandon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
68 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 68 births (30% of all-time use).
Sandon decade highlights
- Peak decade 68 births
- Runner-up 63 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Sandon's data
- Sandon's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2000s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~40 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, 1968–2008 (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 Sandon 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.
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