Recorded 1931–2020 Girls' name Peak 1970 3,547 births

Zandra — girls' name

3,547 babies named Zandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s741940s2741950s6311960s5661970s8861980s4421990s3182000s2292010s1152020s12
1970s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Zandra was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

131 babies were named Zandra in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,547 babies named Zandra between 1931 and 2020, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zandra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 131 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zandra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 886 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Zandra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 216 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Zandra in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zandra 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 3,547 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.

Zandra at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

3,547

Since 1931

90 years of records

Peak year

1970

131 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1931

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2020

Zandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1931

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1970)
131
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
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Zandra by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
886 births that decade — 25% of Zandra's all-time total
1930s741940s2741950s6311960s5661970s8861980s4421990s3182000s2292010s1152020s12

Zandra by state

Where Zandra concentrates geographically — total births since 1931

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zandra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
216 6.1%
#2 Texas
203 5.7%
#3 Illinois
110 3.1%
#4 Georgia
109 3.1%
#5 Florida
85 2.4%
#6 Michigan
80 2.3%
#7 New York
71 2.0%
#8 Alabama
45 1.3%
California share of Zandra's total US births 6.1%
Even split

216 of 3,547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Zandra appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zandra?
3,547 babies have been named Zandra since 1931. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1970 with 131 births.
When was Zandra most popular?
Zandra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 886 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Zandra most popular?
The top states for the name Zandra are California (216 births), Texas (203 births), Illinois (110 births).
How long has the name Zandra been used?
Zandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 90 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Zandra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaniyah, Zaniya, Zana, Zaniah, 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, 1931–2020 (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.