Sandler
Sandler is a Yiddish family name. A rarer variant is Sendler.
Meaning & Origin of Sandler
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sandler is a Yiddish family name. A rarer variant is Sendler.
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The Story of Sandler
Sandler first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2001, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 10 Sandlers were born — ranking #7,734 that year. As of 2026, Sandler ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 64 Sandlers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Sandler
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- Adam Sandler (born 1966), American actor and comedian
- Barry Sandler (born 1947), American screenwriter and film producer
- Boris Sandler (born 1950), Yiddish-language author and journalist
- Catt Sandler , American politician
- Dale Sandler , American epidemiologist
- Ethan Sandler (born 1972), American actor
- Herbert Sandler (1931–2019), American banker
- Irving Sandler (1925–2018), American art critic, art historian, and educator.
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Names that sound like Sandler
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About the name Sandler
Sandler is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 64 births in the dataset. Sandler's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #7,734. Use the chart and map above to compare Sandler'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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