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The baby name Sandra is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsæn.drə/ (SAN-druh).

Sandra is Greek, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Greek, Spanish
Pronunciation: /ˈsæn.drə/ (SAN-druh)

What is the meaning of the name Sandra ?

The baby name Sandra is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsæn.drə/ (SAN-druh).

Sandra is Greek, Spanish in Origin.

Sandra is a contracted form of Alexandra and its Italian counterpart Alessandra, ultimately from the Greek name Alexandros (alexein "to defend" + aner/andros "man"). As a given name it carries the meaning "defender of men" or "protector of humankind." In English use it sometimes also shortens Cassandra, though the roots of that name differ.

The name spread widely across Europe and the Americas in the 20th century, becoming especially fashionable in the United States from the late 1930s through the 1960s before receding in popularity. It remains familiar in Spanish-, Portuguese-, and Italian-speaking countries. Variant spellings include Sondra, Saundra, and Zandra; French Sandrine functions as a related diminutive. Closely related forms are Alexandra, Alessandra, and the masculine Sandro. Common nicknames are Sandy, Sandi, and Sandie.

Sandra has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Sandra

Sandra Bullock Actor · Born 1964 · United States Sandra Bullock is best known as an American actress famous for hit films like Speed, Miss Congeniality, and The Blind Side. She was born on July 26, 1964, and has also worked as a film producer, earning major awards including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Sandra Mason Politician · Born 1949 · Barbados Sandra Mason is best known as the first president of Barbados, serving from 2021 to 2025. A Barbadian politician, lawyer, and diplomat, she had earlier been the country’s eighth and final governor-general from 2018 to 2021, and was the second woman to hold that office. Sandra Day O'Connor Politician · Born 1930 · United States Sandra Day O'Connor was best known as the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. An American attorney, politician, and jurist, she was nominated by President Ronald Reagan and served as an associate justice from 1981 to 2006.
Sandra Oh Actor · Born 1971 · Canada Sandra Oh is a Canadian-American actress best known for playing Dr. Cristina Yang on Grey’s Anatomy and Eve Polastri on Killing Eve. She also appeared as Rita Wu in Arliss. Sandra Perković Politician · Born 1990 · Croatia Sandra Perković is a Croatian politician and former athlete, best known for her achievements in discus throw. She won gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, becoming a prominent figure in athletics before transitioning to a political career in Croatia. Sandra Dee Actor · Born 1942 · United States Sandra Dee was an American actress best known for her wholesome teen roles in 1950s and 1960s films like Gidget, A Summer Place, and Imitation of Life. Born Alexandra Zuck, she started out as a child model before moving into commercials and then films as a teenager.

Celebrity babies named Sandra

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Sandra Regina Machado Pelé association footballer ★★★★★

Sandra – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2024 #1 — 911
Germany Girls 2019 #1 — 436
Germany Girls 0 #2 27,699 4,949
LU Girls 0 #2 816 4,850
NL Girls 0 #2 13,794 5,933
LU 0 #3 87 2,830
CO Girls 0 #4 83,449 16,140
HN Girls 0 #4 41 884
GT Girls 0 #5 3,610 7,500
Austria Girls 0 #6 5,670 1,885
HT Girls 0 #6 21 950
AO Girls 0 #7 698 4,575
HT 0 #7 6 399
UY Girls 0 #7 7,167 6,731
CR Girls 0 #8 3,750 11,342
Germany 0 #8 2,187 2,542
JM Girls 0 #8 706 7,507
PT Girls 0 #8 14,718 7,952
BR Girls 0 #9 20,216 12,708
MU Girls 0 #9 3,266 8,539
BF 0 #10 1 188
MT Girls 0 #10 253 3,773
SV Girls 0 #10 9 458
CO 0 #11 5,721 7,768
Iceland Girls 0 #11 75 132
SV 0 #11 1 283
Austria 0 #12 574 850
BO Girls 0 #12 6,189 9,488
NL 0 #12 988 2,481
PR Girls 0 #12 320 3,171
Spain Girls 0 #13 33,138 5,561
CL Girls 0 #14 21,845 14,098
AR Girls 0 #15 7,256 8,289
BF Girls 0 #16 2 315
EE 0 #17 21 1,051
BW 0 #18 2 960
HN 0 #18 5 704
LT Girls 0 #20 831 1,904
MX Girls 0 #20 26,418 17,781
PE Girls 0 #20 12,635 14,861
AO 0 #21 64 2,729
HR Girls 0 #21 2,078 3,687
Iceland 0 #21 15 71
LT 0 #21 86 949
PT 0 #21 1,346 4,161
BI Girls 0 #23 11 726
EC Girls 0 #23 520 3,650
NA 0 #23 11 2,537
MT 0 #24 20 1,767
RS Girls 0 #24 382 1,651
MU 0 #25 278 3,613
GH Girls 0 #26 1,553 6,973
JM 0 #28 64 3,714
PA Girls 0 #28 1,507 9,861
EE Girls 0 #29 166 1,888
Iceland Girls 2023 #29 820 60
PR 0 #30 26 1,497
Spain 0 #31 2,125 2,326
PE 0 #31 557 6,350
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
ID 0 #32 8 2,238
ZA Girls 0 #32 8,522 25,928
SI Girls 0 #33 240 2,769
MD 0 #34 1 434
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
SI 0 #34 52 1,612
CM Girls 0 #35 1,884 11,671
CM 0 #35 21 2,592
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
MO 0 #36 17 2,706
RS 0 #37 65 923
NG Girls 0 #39 7,109 15,093
GT 0 #40 532 5,948
BR 0 #42 709 5,969
AZ 0 #43 1 706
HR 0 #43 253 2,081
ID Girls 0 #48 52 3,319
HN Boys 0 #50 3 749
AR 0 #51 170 2,915
BO 0 #51 705 6,868
CR 0 #51 123 5,526
UY 0 #52 163 2,477
Austria Girls 2005 #54 136 59
GH 0 #55 287 5,396
CY 0 #56 5 1,632
PA 0 #57 75 3,797
EC 0 #58 60 2,502
MX 0 #58 924 8,339
PL Girls 0 #58 4,597 5,096
CL 0 #60 1,281 6,867
CN 0 #63 23 3,857
JP 0 #63 15 4,057
IN 0 #68 4 2,963
NA Girls 0 #69 198 7,146
AL 0 #72 5 2,372
DK Girls 0 #73 609 7,429
PH 0 #74 23 5,607
TW 0 #74 27 4,523
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
BG 0 #76 7 1,799
CY Girls 0 #78 44 3,755
CZ Girls 0 #82 939 5,378
IT Girls 0 #85 36,968 9,415
BN Girls 0 #87 20 5,459
QA 0 #88 13 7,011
JP Girls 0 #89 213 6,592
OM 0 #89 28 6,215
MD Girls 0 #90 3 865
OM Girls 0 #91 372 15,987
PL 0 #93 255 2,600
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
NG 0 #94 197 5,926
ZA 0 #94 472 14,421
BW Girls 0 #100 49 4,216
GE Girls 0 #102 7 1,564
KW Girls 0 #103 626 19,177
KW 0 #107 10 5,216
AE 0 #110 68 10,220
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
Norway Girls 2025 #111 16 453
HU 0 #111 5 1,675
QA Girls 0 #111 233 15,378
CZ 0 #112 89 3,154
DK 0 #113 103 5,198
GR 0 #114 21 3,911
TW Girls 0 #125 172 8,139
IR Girls 0 #126 901 8,334
IQ 0 #128 6 3,533
GR Girls 0 #132 117 6,293
JO 0 #132 9 2,158
Switzerland Girls 2024 #133 3 1,786
AE Girls 0 #134 556 20,968
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
IT 0 #148 1,963 4,183
LT Boys 0 #148 4 2,166
RS Boys 0 #149 6 2,277
SG Girls 0 #149 749 18,916
IR 0 #152 84 4,221
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
MO Girls 0 #156 98 7,056
SG 0 #157 117 11,010
Finland Girls 0 #165 427 1,368
Sweden Girls 2022 #169 11 1,568
PS 0 #169 50 5,692
RU 0 #172 18 3,641
AL Girls 0 #174 50 4,141
CN Girls 0 #176 211 8,829
MT Boys 0 #176 4 4,064
PH Girls 0 #184 234 13,098
LB 0 #186 855 13,263
BG Girls 0 #188 36 3,559
Belgium Girls 2001 #190 23 420
Finland Girls 2026 #193 2,249 3,895
JO Girls 0 #193 149 7,570
EG Girls 0 #195 2,981 14,742
HU Girls 0 #196 28 3,308
IL 0 #196 80 6,291
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
HK Girls 0 #210 708 16,104
LU Boys 0 #213 8 4,970
IQ Girls 0 #215 371 11,303
EG 0 #219 232 6,387
Finland 0 #220 90 830
PS Girls 0 #224 420 10,981
IL Girls 0 #227 621 11,648
EC Boys 0 #230 10 3,322
AO Boys 0 #232 11 5,568
RU Girls 0 #232 404 11,913
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
MY 0 #236 99 12,352
BD 0 #238 4 5,992
HK 0 #241 112 8,483
NA Boys 0 #247 7 6,830
HR Boys 0 #249 10 3,997
TW Boys 0 #252 5 7,111
SD Girls 0 #259 88 7,678
Canada Girls 2024 #263 23 2,795
SA 0 #265 31 10,560
KZ Girls 0 #268 53 5,862
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
MY Girls 0 #275 1,298 24,821
JM Boys 0 #285 9 6,876
SY 0 #286 769 11,684
GH Boys 0 #293 54 8,138
SA Girls 0 #295 908 25,931
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
AL Boys 0 #299 5 5,122
PT Boys 0 #299 70 7,951
TN 0 #299 1,151 13,765
CZ Boys 0 #302 4 6,530
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
PL Boys 0 #317 19 6,459
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
YE 0 #338 44 8,639
MU Boys 0 #343 15 8,477
UY Boys 0 #353 47 5,922
France Girls 2021 #357 49 3,185
CO Boys 0 #365 958 15,656
BD Girls 0 #371 16 8,413
AR Boys 0 #376 93 7,628
JO Boys 0 #385 5 7,057
GT Boys 0 #404 71 7,625
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
Austria Boys 0 #429 14 2,180
LY 0 #435 102 12,703
BH 0 #443 111 17,937
CR Boys 0 #454 34 10,188
SD Boys 0 #460 7 10,523
PA Boys 0 #467 15 9,305
CM Boys 0 #471 80 12,054
DZ 0 #495 1,015 20,130
BO Boys 0 #511 82 9,244
CL Boys 0 #515 155 13,390
RU Boys 0 #518 9 12,621
BR Boys 0 #519 248 12,213
HK Boys 0 #551 7 12,905
PS Boys 0 #556 6 10,655
IR Boys 0 #561 5 10,162
IN Girls 0 #571 61 13,121
BD Boys 0 #603 3 10,045
IL Boys 0 #618 8 10,983
IQ Boys 0 #637 31 13,071
MX Boys 0 #651 352 16,355
MA 0 #665 551 20,986
QA Boys 0 #676 32 18,093
SG Boys 0 #676 22 17,960
United States Girls 2024 #678 240 8,487
KW Boys 0 #701 69 18,755
PE Boys 0 #736 143 14,506
Spain Boys 0 #757 176 5,610
OM Boys 0 #805 77 17,948
EG Boys 0 #819 68 15,035
United States Boys 2004 #826 7 7,246
NG Boys 0 #831 121 16,906
Germany Boys 0 #888 65 5,697
NL Boys 0 #910 42 5,873
IN Boys 0 #984 18 16,750
MY Boys 0 #992 120 25,439
TR 0 #1,019 193 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,033 146 25,619
AE Boys 0 #1,067 26 22,615
IT Boys 0 #1,252 220 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,509 106 28,008

Sandra is popular in 98 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
Canada

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People also ask about Sandra

Sandra is predominantly a girl's name.
Sandra is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈsæn.drə/ (SAN-druh).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Alessandra, Alejandra, Aleksandra, Xandra, Sondra and Saundra.
Yes, very popular — Sandra ranked #1 in Ireland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 13 countries.
Sandra ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2024).
Sandra's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2014 to #1 in 2024 in Ireland.
Yes — 13 notable people named Sandra are in our database, including Sandra Bullock (Actor), Sandra Mason (Politician), Sandra Day O'Connor (Politician).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Sandra for their child, including Pelé.