Unisex name · since 1914
Sandy
Sandy has 69,072 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,005 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 69,072
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sandy is the #3005 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 69,072 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Sandy recorded 69,072 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #3005 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,005 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 69,072 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sandy ranks #482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,005 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 69,072 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,005 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 69,072
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sandy's 69,072 recorded births place it above 99.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sandy compares
69,072 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Sandy's all-time total is 184x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sandy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 69,072 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,647 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sandy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sandy splits its recorded history at 1971: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 3,647 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sandy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 3,647
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Sandy popularity over time - boys
10,458 total births recorded since 1880 (Sandy as boys' name)
Sandy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (22,710 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Sandy's strongest decade.
22,710 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sandy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 33
1910s
33 births
- 1920s 123
1920s
123 births
- 1930s 796
1930s
796 births
- 1940s 8,189
1940s
8,189 births
- 1950s
1950s
12,188 births
- 1960s
1960s
22,710 births
- 1970s
1970s
9,107 births
- 1980s 6,827
1980s
6,827 births
- 1990s 4,752
1990s
4,752 births
- 2000s 2,853
2000s
2,853 births
- 2010s 1,136
2010s
1,136 births
- 2020s 358
2020s
358 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 22,710 births (33% of all-time use).
How Sandy 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 Sandy's total volume
Sandy by state
Where Sandy concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10,872 | 15.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,119 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,891 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 3,836 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,771 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 2,958 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,818 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 1,981 | 2.9% |
10,872 of 69,072 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Sandy appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sandy's data
- Sandy's decade-level peak was the 1960s (22,710 total births); usage has since declined to 358 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sandys (10,872 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 Sandy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Sandy 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.