Is Sandy a boy or girl name?
Sandy is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 48 girls and 10 boys were named Sandy, so 82.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 86.9% of the 79,462 US babies named Sandy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,186
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,316
- Babies named Sandy since 1880
- 79,462
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 3,821 babies
Boys and girls named Sandy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 191 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 161 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 225 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 512 | 33 | 6.1% |
| 1920s | 723 | 123 | 14.5% |
| 1930s | 741 | 796 | 51.8% |
| 1940s | 1,428 | 8,189 | 85.2% |
| 1950s | 2,169 | 12,189 | 84.9% |
| 1960s | 1,966 | 22,711 | 92% |
| 1970s | 932 | 9,107 | 90.7% |
| 1980s | 686 | 6,826 | 90.9% |
| 1990s | 381 | 4,752 | 92.6% |
| 2000s | 171 | 2,853 | 94.3% |
| 2010s | 110 | 1,136 | 91.2% |
| 2020s | 49 | 302 | 86% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #8,186 | 48 | #3,316 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,823 | 68 | #2,609 |
| 2022 | 10 | #8,189 | 62 | #2,783 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,586 | 58 | #2,919 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,601 | 66 | #2,593 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,744 | 78 | #2,326 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,277 | 78 | #2,359 |
| 2017 | 10 | #8,034 | 98 | #2,015 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,537 | 86 | #2,244 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,608 | 107 | #1,904 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,977 | 130 | #1,649 |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,529 | 134 | #1,615 |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,249 | 138 | #1,582 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,901 | 110 | #1,838 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,637 | 177 | #1,334 |
| 2009 | 10 | #8,193 | 189 | #1,287 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,697 | 228 | #1,132 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,633 | 256 | #1,034 |
| 2006 | 14 | #6,036 | 250 | #1,025 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,920 | 292 | #869 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,197 | 317 | #800 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,249 | 296 | #828 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,462 | 317 | #763 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,434 | 322 | #744 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,734 | 386 | #648 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,678 | 330 | #688 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,697 | 361 | #639 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,494 | 361 | #621 |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,176 | 405 | #573 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,287 | 468 | #518 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,488 | 486 | #514 |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,895 | 489 | #505 |
| 1992 | 59 | #1,521 | 531 | #464 |
| 1991 | 37 | #2,045 | 627 | #408 |
| 1990 | 51 | #1,632 | 694 | #380 |
| 1989 | 61 | #1,408 | 719 | #357 |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,261 | 565 | #416 |
| 1987 | 58 | #1,292 | 569 | #400 |
| 1986 | 59 | #1,268 | 609 | #378 |
| 1985 | 73 | #1,090 | 602 | #378 |
| 1984 | 67 | #1,108 | 701 | #333 |
| 1983 | 65 | #1,117 | 636 | #356 |
| 1982 | 72 | #1,080 | 765 | #317 |
| 1981 | 96 | #919 | 803 | #302 |
| 1980 | 68 | #1,101 | 857 | #289 |
| 1979 | 59 | #1,191 | 888 | #273 |
| 1978 | 74 | #1,010 | 734 | #313 |
| 1977 | 72 | #1,018 | 785 | #305 |
| 1976 | 91 | #876 | 787 | #291 |
| 1975 | 91 | #873 | 841 | #285 |
| 1974 | 104 | #785 | 814 | #293 |
| 1973 | 88 | #847 | 873 | #280 |
| 1972 | 109 | #765 | 1,056 | #255 |
| 1971 | 119 | #753 | 1,083 | #266 |
| 1970 | 125 | #736 | 1,246 | #250 |
| 1969 | 139 | #672 | 1,241 | #241 |
| 1968 | 147 | #624 | 1,398 | #217 |
| 1967 | 184 | #549 | 1,416 | #213 |
| 1966 | 209 | #528 | 1,680 | #194 |
| 1965 | 210 | #532 | 1,706 | #193 |
| 1964 | 194 | #570 | 2,347 | #168 |
| 1963 | 226 | #528 | 2,800 | #145 |
| 1962 | 232 | #520 | 3,056 | #140 |
| 1961 | 250 | #503 | 3,421 | #134 |
| 1960 | 175 | #593 | 3,646 | #126 |
| 1959 | 218 | #534 | 3,275 | #133 |
| 1958 | 220 | #518 | 2,567 | #156 |
| 1957 | 217 | #524 | 1,891 | #188 |
| 1956 | 245 | #487 | 1,127 | #249 |
| 1955 | 233 | #481 | 753 | #312 |
| 1954 | 268 | #445 | 649 | #332 |
| 1953 | 191 | #508 | 511 | #378 |
| 1952 | 209 | #488 | 440 | #395 |
| 1951 | 179 | #508 | 461 | #381 |
| 1950 | 189 | #490 | 515 | #344 |
| 1949 | 187 | #485 | 689 | #294 |
| 1948 | 158 | #529 | 932 | #246 |
| 1947 | 217 | #456 | 1,354 | #197 |
| 1946 | 176 | #482 | 1,179 | #206 |
| 1945 | 127 | #532 | 866 | #220 |
| 1944 | 119 | #558 | 820 | #229 |
| 1943 | 143 | #526 | 784 | #244 |
| 1942 | 113 | #586 | 677 | #263 |
| 1941 | 98 | #607 | 506 | #287 |
| 1940 | 90 | #630 | 382 | #326 |
| 1939 | 69 | #725 | 260 | #421 |
| 1938 | 69 | #741 | 181 | #497 |
| 1937 | 79 | #673 | 108 | #655 |
| 1936 | 74 | #688 | 62 | #869 |
| 1935 | 68 | #748 | 66 | #854 |
| 1934 | 79 | #690 | 37 | #1,186 |
| 1933 | 75 | #692 | 31 | #1,306 |
| 1932 | 81 | #684 | 29 | #1,418 |
| 1931 | 72 | #725 | 8 | #3,448 |
| 1930 | 75 | #735 | 14 | #2,404 |
| 1929 | 69 | #780 | 20 | #1,882 |
| 1928 | 71 | #773 | 11 | #2,928 |
| 1927 | 85 | #707 | 17 | #2,247 |
| 1926 | 74 | #748 | 20 | #1,988 |
| 1925 | 72 | #778 | 16 | #2,364 |
| 1924 | 74 | #784 | 10 | #3,348 |
| 1923 | 72 | #785 | 12 | #2,888 |
| 1922 | 68 | #827 | 10 | #3,339 |
| 1921 | 76 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 62 | #876 | 7 | #4,331 |
| 1919 | 74 | #752 | 8 | #3,761 |
| 1918 | 63 | #830 | 6 | #4,739 |
| 1917 | 69 | #758 | 5 | #5,219 |
| 1916 | 49 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 56 | #822 | 7 | #3,740 |
| 1914 | 54 | #709 | 7 | #3,134 |
| 1913 | 44 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 44 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 24 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 35 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 31 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 28 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 27 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 18 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 33 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 20 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 14 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 19 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 13 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 22 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 16 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 17 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 13 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 20 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 19 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 10 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 25 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 19 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 19 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 22 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 19 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 27 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 19 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 23 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 19 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 14 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 18 | #422 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sandy reached #329 in 1886. As a girl name, it reached #126 in 1960. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sandy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.