Sandor
Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander.
Meaning & Origin of Sandor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander.
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The Story of Sandor
Sandor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1924, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 29 Sandors were born — ranking #1,582 that year. As of 2026, Sandor ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 928 Sandors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sandor
Sandor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 928 births in the dataset. Sandor's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #1,582. Use the chart and map above to compare Sandor'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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