Recorded 1925–2017 Girls' name Peak 1947 17,851 births

Saundra — girls' name

17,851 babies named Saundra in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s311930s14191940s68651950s38131960s30821970s13651980s7481990s3592000s1242010s45
1940s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Saundra was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

813 babies were named Saundra in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saundra

The Social Security Administration has registered 17,851 babies named Saundra between 1925 and 2017, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saundra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 813 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saundra performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6,865 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Saundra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 1,793 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Saundra in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saundra 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 17,851 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.

Saundra at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

17,851

Since 1925

93 years of records

Peak year

1947

813 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1925

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2017

Saundra popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1925

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1947)
813
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 201720041992198019681956194419321925 5

Saundra popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 1940 (Saundra as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19431940 5

Saundra by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6,865 births that decade — 38% of Saundra's all-time total
1920s311930s14191940s68651950s38131960s30821970s13651980s7481990s3592000s1242010s45

Saundra by state

Where Saundra concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Saundra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
1,793 10.0%
#2 California
1,425 8.0%
#3 Pennsylvania
1,176 6.6%
#4 Texas
999 5.6%
#5 New York
929 5.2%
#6 Missouri
700 3.9%
#7 North Carolina
679 3.8%
#8 Kentucky
638 3.6%
Ohio share of Saundra's total US births 10.0%
Even split

1,793 of 17,851 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Saundra appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saundra?
17,851 babies have been named Saundra since 1925. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1947 with 813 births.
When was Saundra most popular?
Saundra was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6,865 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Saundra most popular?
The top states for the name Saundra are Ohio (1,793 births), California (1,425 births), Pennsylvania (1,176 births).
How long has the name Saundra been used?
Saundra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 93 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Saundra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saudia, Saumya, Sausha, Saul, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1925–2017 (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.