Sandrea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SAN-dree-a
- Origin
- Greek
Sandrea is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sandrea mean?
Greek: variant of Sandra, a short form of Alexandra
“defender of men”
Variant of Sandra, itself a short form of Alexandra, which comes from Greek alexein 'to defend' and aner 'man'.
Is Sandrea a girl's or a boy's name?
Sandrea is a girls' name.
How popular is Sandrea in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1948, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1939.
Half of all the girls named Sandrea in the US since 1880 were born between 1953 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sandrea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 14 | #3,457 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 7 | #4,889 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 9 | #4,160 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 11 | #3,479 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,809 |
| 1950 | 11 | #3,234 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,998 |
| 1948 | 17 | #2,415 |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,636 |
| 1946 | 15 | #2,481 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,915 |
| 1944 | 16 | #2,198 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,039 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,415 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
Nicknames for Sandrea
- Sandy 22 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Sandrea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Andrea Melissa Christina Stephanie Rebecca Angela Cynthia Cassandra Samantha Teresa Amanda Maria
Names related to Sandrea
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sandrea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sandrea, updated 20 October 2026.