Sande
The Story of Sande
As a girl name
Sande first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1940, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1958: 15 births, good for #3,085 nationwide. About 39% of every Sande on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Sande last appeared in the published SSA data in 1974, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 258 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Sande as a boy name dates back to 1951, when 5 babies received it. 1953 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Sande — #3,425 in the national rankings. About 69% of every Sande on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Sande last appeared in the published SSA data in 1979, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 16 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sande
Sande is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1940 and has accumulated 258 births in the dataset. Sande's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #3,085. Use the chart and map above to compare Sande'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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