Sandor
Boy · SHAHN-dor · Greek
Sandor is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sandor mean?
Greek: Hungarian form of Alexander
“defender of men”
Sandor Petofi, Hungary's national poet, helped inspire the revolution of 1848.
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- SHAHN-dor
Is Sandor a girl's or a boy's name?
Sandor is a boys' name.
How popular is Sandor in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 7 boys.
Sandor in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
How popular is Sandor in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1970, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1924.
Half of all the boys named Sandor in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sandor in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,050 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,403 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,915 |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,581 |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,809 |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,787 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,610 |
| 1966 | 22 | #1,649 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,791 |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,278 |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,730 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,209 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,018 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,286 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,842 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,328 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,605 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,270 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,241 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,562 |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,939 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,174 |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,905 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #2,951 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,091 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
Nicknames for Sandor
- Sanyi
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