Boys' name · since 1924
Sandor
928 babies named Sandor in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,390 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 928
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sandor sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 928 recorded since 1924.
Sandor has 928 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2024.
- #5,390 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 928 born since 1924
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sandor ranks #5,390 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 928 born since 1924, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,390 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 928
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sandor's 928 recorded births place it above 88.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sandor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sandor splits its recorded history at 1980: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sandor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2024
- Peak year (1970)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Sandor by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (169 births, 18% of the file).
1960s was Sandor's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Sandor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 51
1940s
51 births
- 1950s
1950s
93 births
- 1960s
1960s
169 births
- 1970s
1970s
167 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 169 births (18% of all-time use).
How Sandor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sandor's total volume
Sandor by state
Where Sandor concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 49 | 5.3% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 3.0% |
49 of 928 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Sandor's decade-level peak was the 1960s (169 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sandors (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sandor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1924–2024 (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 Sandor 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.