Sondra
Sondra is a feminine Greek given name meaning protector of man. By 2013, the name had reportedly become quite uncommon in the United States; it had reached a peak of usage in 1939.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Sondra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sondra is a feminine Greek given name meaning protector of man. By 2013, the name had reportedly become quite uncommon in the United States; it had reached a peak of usage in 1939.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Sondra
American parents first put Sondra on the record books as a baby girl name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1942, when 897 Sondras were born — ranking #219 that year. About 25% of every Sondra on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Sondra last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 27K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Sondra
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sondra. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Sondra
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- Sondra Bianca (born 1930), American-born concert pianist and pedagogue
- Sondra Braid (1964–2004), Canadian lawyer and teacher; candidate in the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba candidates in the 1990 Manitoba provincial election
- Sondra Crosby , American medical doctor and professor of medicine
- Sondra Currie (born 1952), American actress
- Sondra E. Berchin (1952–2004), American entertainment- and corporate lawyer
- Sondra Erickson (born 1942), American politician
- Sondra Freckelton (1936–2019), American sculptor and watercolorist
- Sondra Gair (1924–1994), American veteran broadcast journalist
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Names that sound like Sondra
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sondra is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Sondra
Sondra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 27K births in the dataset. Sondra's peak popularity came in 1942 when it ranked #219. Use the chart and map above to compare Sondra'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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