Saundra
Saundra is a given name and may refer to:Saundra Santiago, American actress most noted for her work on Miami Vice Saundra Quarterman, American actress most noted for her role on Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Saundra Edwards, American actress and model Saundra Smokes, American journalist Saundra Meyer, American politician
- English
Meaning & Origin of Saundra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saundra is a given name and may refer to:Saundra Santiago, American actress most noted for her work on Miami Vice Saundra Quarterman, American actress most noted for her role on Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Saundra Edwards, American actress and model Saundra Smokes, American journalist Saundra Meyer, American politician
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Saundra
The earliest SSA record of Saundra as a baby girl name dates back to 1925, when 5 babies received it. 1947 was its biggest year on record, with 813 newborns named Saundra — #269 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Saundras. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 18K Saundras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Saundra
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About the name Saundra
Saundra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Saundra's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #269. Use the chart and map above to compare Saundra'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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