Recorded 1968–2008 Boys' name Peak 1989 225 births

Sandon — boys' name

225 babies named Sandon in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s681980s631990s552000s33
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Sandon was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sandon in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sandon

The Social Security Administration has registered 225 babies named Sandon between 1968 and 2008, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sandon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sandon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sandon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sandon 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 225 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.

Sandon at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

225

Since 1968

41 years of records

Peak year

1989

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1968

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2008

Sandon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1968

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1989)
14
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
46810121416 20081998199219871981197619711968 6

Sandon by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
68 births that decade — 30% of Sandon's all-time total
1960s61970s681980s631990s552000s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sandon?
225 babies have been named Sandon since 1968. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1989 with 14 births.
When was Sandon most popular?
Sandon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Sandon been used?
Sandon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 41 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Sandon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Santiago, Santos, Sanford, Santino, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1968–2008 (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.