NewName Shortlist 0 Meaning This name is in the birth records, but its history has not yet been added to the library. We add meanings only when they can be given with a source.
Its wave through time Most used in the 2000s
In the United States 0 20 40 60 80 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2006 per million babies of that sex 2,218 babies given this name since 1959 At its height in 2006, about 1 in 15,200 girls 23 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Sandra Girl A short form of Alessandra, the Italian feminine of Alexander ('defender of men'). Modern · peak 1946 Cynthia Girl Greek, 'woman of Mount Kynthos', an epithet of Artemis. Greece · peak 1957 Seán Boy Irish form of John from Norman French Jehan; ultimately Hebrew 'Yahweh is gracious'. Middle Ages · peak 1986 Cindy Girl A pet form of Cynthia (Greek, 'of Mount Kynthos', an epithet of Artemis) or of Lucinda. Modern · peak 1957 Sandy Girl A pet form of Sandra or Alexandra, from Greek Alexandros 'defender of men' (alexein 'to defend' + aner 'man'); in… Modern · peak 1960 · forgotten Santiago Boy From Sant Iago 'Saint James', the apostle venerated at Compostela; James comes from Hebrew Ya'aqov. Middle Ages · peak 2019 Sonia Girl From Russian Sonya, a pet form of Sofia, from Greek sophia 'wisdom'. Modern · peak 1973 Sonya Girl A Russian pet form of Sofia, from Greek sophia 'wisdom'. Modern · peak 1967 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source 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.