Sandara
Sandara Park, also known mononymously as Dara (다라), is a South Korean singer, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in the Philippines as a contestant on the ABS-CBN original talent show Star Circle Quest in 2004, after which she had a successful acting and singing career before returning to South Korea in 2007.
Meaning & Origin of Sandara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sandara Park, also known mononymously as Dara (다라), is a South Korean singer, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in the Philippines as a contestant on the ABS-CBN original talent show Star Circle Quest in 2004, after which she had a successful acting and singing career before returning to South Korea in 2007.
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The Story of Sandara
Sandara first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1943, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 10 Sandaras were born — ranking #3,910 that year. As of 2026, Sandara ranks #16,210 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 70 Sandaras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sandara
Sandara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 70 births in the dataset. Sandara's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #3,910. Use the chart and map above to compare Sandara's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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