NameTides

Sandy

Sandy was the #2,998 girls' name in the US in 2025 (55 babies), and #3,333 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Sandy as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Sandy as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Sandy as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,998 (55)#3,333 (7)——#3,478 (5)
2024#3,225 (49)#2,575 (10)——#3,383 (5)
2023#2,588 (68)#4,710 (4)——#2,604 (7)
2022#2,756 (62)#5,670 (3)——#2,835 (6)
2021#2,892 (58)#3,192 (7)——#2,893 (6)
2020#2,580 (66)#4,535 (4)——#2,873 (6)
2019#2,305 (78)#3,541 (6)——#2,025 (10)
2018#2,334 (78)#2,901 (8)——#1,741 (12)
2017#2,007 (98)#5,765 (3)——#2,179 (9)
2016#2,221 (86)#3,609 (6)——#3,294 (5)
2015#1,894 (107)#3,615 (6)——#1,757 (12)
2014#1,643 (130)#4,684 (4)——#1,455 (16)
2013#1,599 (134)#2,649 (9)—#747 (4)#1,686 (13)
2012#1,575 (138)#2,095 (13)——#2,601 (7)
2011#1,829 (110)#3,549 (6)——#1,426 (16)

Sandy as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Sandy as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Sandy as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#6,803 (12)#1,897 (13)#367 (9)—
2024#7,257 (11)#2,922 (7)#478 (6)#3,072 (5)
2023#6,517 (13)#2,547 (8)#435 (7)#2,123 (8)
2022#7,768 (10)#2,756 (7)#325 (11)—
2021#9,714 (7)#3,990 (4)#401 (8)#2,491 (6)
2020#8,067 (9)#3,848 (4)——
2019#8,215 (9)—#431 (7)—
2018#6,036 (14)#3,959 (4)#361 (9)—
2017#7,546 (10)—#442 (7)#2,198 (7)
2016#9,664 (7)#4,810 (3)#315 (12)#2,182 (7)
2015#8,040 (9)—#308 (12)#1,956 (8)
2014#6,632 (12)—#490 (6)—
2013#9,655 (7)#3,315 (5)#399 (8)—
2012#6,001 (14)#3,987 (4)#669 (3)—
2011#5,675 (15)#4,647 (3)#345 (10)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1960 at #126.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1914.
  • In 2025, 82% of US babies named Sandy were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 140,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 21,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Sandy is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 31,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 24,000 to 1 in 40,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sandy by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #819ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: #1,436FL
Sandy (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SandyCanadaGirls#3,4785
SandyCanadaBoys—too few
SandyEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
SandyEngland & WalesBoys#1,89713
SandyIrelandGirls—too few
SandyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SandyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SandyScotlandGirls—too few
SandyScotlandBoys#3679
SandyUSGirls#2,99855
SandyUSBoys#6,80312