Sandy
Sandy is a popular unisex given name. It is often short for other names. Spelling variations include Sandi and Sandie.
Meaning & Origin of Sandy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sandy is a popular unisex given name. It is often short for other names. Spelling variations include Sandi and Sandie.
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The Story of Sandy
As a girl name
Sandy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1914, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 3,646 Sandys were born — ranking #126 that year. As of 2026, Sandy ranks #3,164 for girls with 51 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 69K Sandys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sandy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 18 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 268 Sandys were born — ranking #444 that year. As of 2026, Sandy ranks #7,725 for boys with 10 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 10K Sandys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sandy
Sandy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 69K births in the dataset. Sandy's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #126. Use the chart and map above to compare Sandy'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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