Sandy
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Sandy is a name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 2,998th for girls in the US (55 babies).
What does Sandy mean?
Greek: pet form of Alexander or Alexandra, long used in Scotland
“defender of men”
A traditional Scottish pet form of Alexander; for girls it is short for Alexandra or Sandra, and it can also describe sandy hair.
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Is Sandy a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sandy has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 22 boys in the UK and 55 girls and 12 boys in the US.
How popular is Sandy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,337among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 92% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Sandy, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. 7 girls were also named Sandy in 2025 (3,409th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Sandy of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Sandy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Girls were 39% of the babies named Sandy in the UK in 1996, and 24% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales and 367th in Scotland.
Sandy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,337 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Sandy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,998among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 55about 1 in 29,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 55 girls in the US were named Sandy, making it the 2,998th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,580th. Its busiest year was 1960, with 3,647 girls. It first appears in the records in 1914. 12 boys were also named Sandy in 2025 (6,799th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sandy in the US since 1880 were born between 1958 and 1978, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 60 girls in the US were given Sandy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,325, up from #2,998 for this spelling alone.
- Sandy 55
- Sandi 5
In 1914, 11% of the babies named Sandy in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 82%, with more girls than boys since 1937.
Sandy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2,998 |
| 2024 | 49 | #3,225 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2,588 |
| 2022 | 62 | #2,756 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,892 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,580 |
| 2019 | 78 | #2,305 |
| 2018 | 78 | #2,334 |
| 2017 | 98 | #2,007 |
| 2016 | 86 | #2,221 |
| 2015 | 107 | #1,894 |
| 2014 | 130 | #1,643 |
| 2013 | 134 | #1,599 |
| 2012 | 138 | #1,575 |
| 2011 | 110 | #1,829 |
| 2010 | 177 | #1,328 |
| 2009 | 189 | #1,284 |
| 2008 | 228 | #1,130 |
| 2007 | 256 | #1,030 |
| 2006 | 250 | #1,024 |
| 2005 | 292 | #868 |
| 2004 | 317 | #799 |
| 2003 | 296 | #827 |
| 2002 | 317 | #763 |
| 2001 | 322 | #741 |
| 2000 | 386 | #647 |
| 1999 | 330 | #685 |
| 1998 | 361 | #639 |
| 1997 | 361 | #619 |
| 1996 | 405 | #572 |
| 1995 | 468 | #518 |
| 1994 | 486 | #512 |
| 1993 | 489 | #505 |
| 1992 | 531 | #464 |
| 1991 | 627 | #408 |
| 1990 | 694 | #379 |
| 1989 | 719 | #357 |
| 1988 | 565 | #412 |
| 1987 | 569 | #400 |
| 1986 | 609 | #378 |
| 1985 | 602 | #378 |
| 1984 | 701 | #333 |
| 1983 | 636 | #356 |
| 1982 | 765 | #317 |
| 1981 | 803 | #300 |
| 1980 | 858 | #289 |
| 1979 | 888 | #273 |
| 1978 | 734 | #313 |
| 1977 | 785 | #305 |
| 1976 | 787 | #291 |
| 1975 | 841 | #285 |
| 1974 | 814 | #293 |
| 1973 | 873 | #280 |
| 1972 | 1,056 | #255 |
| 1971 | 1,083 | #266 |
| 1970 | 1,246 | #250 |
| 1969 | 1,241 | #241 |
| 1968 | 1,397 | #218 |
| 1967 | 1,416 | #213 |
| 1966 | 1,680 | #194 |
| 1965 | 1,706 | #193 |
| 1964 | 2,347 | #168 |
| 1963 | 2,802 | #144 |
| 1962 | 3,054 | #140 |
| 1961 | 3,420 | #135 |
| 1960 | 3,647 | #126 |
| 1959 | 3,276 | #133 |
| 1958 | 2,567 | #156 |
| 1957 | 1,891 | #188 |
| 1956 | 1,127 | #249 |
| 1955 | 751 | #312 |
| 1954 | 649 | #332 |
| 1953 | 511 | #377 |
| 1952 | 440 | #392 |
| 1951 | 461 | #380 |
| 1950 | 515 | #344 |
| 1949 | 689 | #294 |
| 1948 | 932 | #246 |
| 1947 | 1,354 | #197 |
| 1946 | 1,179 | #206 |
| 1945 | 866 | #220 |
| 1944 | 820 | #229 |
| 1943 | 784 | #244 |
| 1942 | 677 | #263 |
| 1941 | 506 | #286 |
| 1940 | 382 | #326 |
| 1939 | 260 | #420 |
| 1938 | 181 | #495 |
| 1937 | 108 | #655 |
| 1936 | 62 | #862 |
| 1935 | 66 | #849 |
| 1934 | 37 | #1,166 |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,289 |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,382 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,224 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,305 |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,824 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,766 |
| 1927 | 17 | #2,168 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,931 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,282 |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,143 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,732 |
| 1922 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,955 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,450 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,289 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,875 |
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