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Sandro

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Boy · Italian, from Greek

Sandro

Say it: SAN-droh

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Meaning

A short form of Alessandro.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 1970s

In the United States

01020304018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1975per million babies of that sex
  • 1,704 babies given this name since 1958
  • At its height in 1975, about 1 in 26,900 boys
  • 24 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Renaissance1400 to 1600
  2. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Italian

Famous bearers

  • Sandro Botticelli, painter
  • Sandro Pertini, President of Italy

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Where this comes from

  • Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.