Girl · Greek, through English
Sandy
Say it: SAN-dee
Meaning
A pet form of Sandra or Alexandra, from Greek Alexandros 'defender of men' (alexein 'to defend' + aner 'man'); in Scotland also a boys' pet form of Alexander.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used as a full girls' name in the US mostly from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States
- 79,176 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1960, about 1 in 555 girls
- 74 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Sandi, Sandie
Famous bearers
- Sandy Duncan, American actress
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- 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.