The baby name Sandy is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsændi/ (SAN-dee).
Sandy is English in Origin.
The baby name Sandy is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsændi/ (SAN-dee).
Sandy is English in Origin.
Sandy is a unisex English and Scots diminutive of Alexander and Alexandra, often used for Sandra, Alessandra, or Sander, and occasionally as a nickname for someone with sandy hair or short for Sanford. The name inherits the sense of its Greek source, Alexandros (alexein "to defend" + aner/andros "man"), hence "defender of men" or "protector of humankind." In Scotland, Sandy has long stood as an independent masculine given name, while elsewhere it fits both genders.
Usage fluctuated: in Scotland it remained steady for boys; in the wider Anglophone world it rose for girls in the mid-20th century alongside Sandra (boosted by Sandra Dee and pop culture figures like Grease's Sandy). Bearers span both sexes, from mountaineer Sandy Irvine to singer Sandy Denny and pitcher Sandy Koufax. Variants and spellings include Sandi, Sandie, Sandee; related forms and cognates of the root are Alexander, Alexandra, Alasdair, Alexandre, Alessandro, Alejandro, Xander, and Zander.
| Sandy Sandy is a given name and nickname that may refer to various people, fictional characters, and other uses. It is commonly used as a short form of names such as Sandra, Alexander, or Sanford. | Sandy Lam Sandy Lam is a Hong Kong singer and actor best known as one of the leading pop divas of the 1990s. She started out as a DJ, released her debut album Sandy Lam in 1985, and went on to become one of Cantopop’s most recognizable stars. | Sandy West Sandy West was best known as a founding member and drummer of the Runaways, the pioneering all-girl rock band of the 1970s. Also a singer and songwriter, she played on well-known Runaways songs like "Cherry Bomb" and "Queens of Noise." |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2013 | #1 | — | 969 |
| FJ | Girls | 0 | #6 | 4 | 583 |
| FJ | 0 | #6 | 1 | 374 | |
| MO | 0 | #6 | 48 | 2,706 | |
| KR | 0 | #8 | 1 | 201 | |
| HT | 0 | #12 | 1 | 399 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #16 | 4,367 | 16,104 |
| BF | Girls | 0 | #17 | 1 | 315 |
| BW | 0 | #18 | 2 | 960 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #19 | 433 | 7,056 |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #20 | 4 | 950 |
| HN | 0 | #21 | 2 | 704 | |
| TW | 0 | #24 | 81 | 4,523 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #27 | 508 | 8,139 |
| NA | 0 | #30 | 4 | 2,537 | |
| BN | 0 | #31 | 2 | 2,297 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #32 | 3 | 903 |
| BI | Girls | 0 | #33 | 1 | 726 |
| HN | Girls | 0 | #33 | 6 | 884 |
| ID | 0 | #34 | 6 | 2,238 | |
| LU | 0 | #35 | 32 | 2,830 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #35 | 224 | 4,850 |
| HK | 0 | #43 | 572 | 8,483 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| CM | 0 | #49 | 8 | 2,592 | |
| PR | 0 | #54 | 2 | 1,497 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #65 | 650 | 8,829 |
| CN | 0 | #67 | 19 | 3,857 | |
| IN | 0 | #68 | 4 | 2,963 | |
| JP | 0 | #74 | 4 | 4,057 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| JM | 0 | #77 | 11 | 3,714 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| SI | 0 | #79 | 2 | 1,612 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #82 | 50 | 4,130 |
| PH | 0 | #83 | 14 | 5,607 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #89 | 1,160 | 18,916 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #92 | 11,318 | 14,742 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #93 | 947 | 7,500 |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #96 | 7 | 3,319 |
| SD | 0 | #96 | 7 | 2,130 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #97 | 10 | 5,459 |
| QA | 0 | #101 | 6 | 7,011 | |
| EC | 0 | #105 | 11 | 2,502 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #107 | 15 | 3,755 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #109 | 8,553 | 17,781 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| IQ | 0 | #114 | 16 | 3,533 | |
| OM | 0 | #116 | 6 | 6,215 | |
| PA | 0 | #118 | 13 | 3,797 | |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| GR | 0 | #121 | 14 | 3,911 | |
| JO | 0 | #122 | 16 | 2,158 | |
| MU | 0 | #122 | 15 | 3,613 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #123 | 164 | 7,507 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #128 | 4 | 3,473 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #128 | 121 | 3,650 |
| SG | 0 | #129 | 153 | 11,010 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #132 | 17 | 4,216 |
| CR | 0 | #133 | 26 | 5,526 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #136 | 4 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #137 | 13 | 4,685 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #137 | 15 | 3,773 |
| MX | 0 | #139 | 387 | 8,339 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #149 | 13 | 3,171 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #153 | 2,515 | 4,949 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| AE | 0 | #158 | 20 | 10,220 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #162 | 13 | 2,508 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #165 | 80 | 6,293 |
| GT | 0 | #168 | 159 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #168 | 201 | 7,570 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #170 | 10 | 1,568 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #174 | 191 | 6,973 |
| UY | 0 | #174 | 9 | 2,477 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #177 | 476 | 11,303 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| HR | 0 | #180 | 2 | 2,081 | |
| EG | 0 | #183 | 337 | 6,387 | |
| CZ | 0 | #184 | 3 | 3,154 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2014 | #185 | 2 | 1,448 |
| AR | 0 | #187 | 7 | 2,915 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #191 | 170 | 7,678 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #192 | 33 | 7,146 |
| Austria | 0 | #193 | 21 | 850 | |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| GH | 0 | #202 | 42 | 5,396 | |
| Belgium | Girls | 2005 | #204 | 19 | 396 |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #206 | 13 | 4,970 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #207 | 4,104 | 16,140 |
| PS | 0 | #207 | 12 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #209 | 15 | 5,842 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #212 | 6 | 4,575 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #218 | 24 | 7,111 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #223 | 3 | 3,308 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #226 | 637 | 9,488 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #227 | 13 | 3,322 |
| IR | 0 | #227 | 5 | 4,221 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #229 | 3 | 3,559 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #232 | 14 | 6,592 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #234 | 1,962 | 14,861 |
| SY | 0 | #234 | 1,082 | 11,684 | |
| LB | 0 | #235 | 688 | 13,263 | |
| PT | 0 | #237 | 10 | 4,161 | |
| MY | 0 | #238 | 97 | 12,352 | |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #243 | 16 | 3,997 |
| PE | 0 | #243 | 68 | 6,350 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #244 | 6 | 5,568 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #249 | 68 | 15,378 |
| IL | 0 | #251 | 24 | 6,291 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| NG | 0 | #251 | 14 | 5,926 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #255 | 2,444 | 25,928 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #256 | 96 | 8,539 |
| SA | 0 | #260 | 36 | 10,560 | |
| ZA | 0 | #260 | 190 | 14,421 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #264 | 128 | 13,098 |
| Germany | 0 | #269 | 177 | 2,542 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #269 | 5 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #276 | 14 | 3,687 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 311 | 11,671 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #278 | 149 | 1,885 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #281 | 5 | 2,795 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #283 | 1,237 | 5,933 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #284 | 241 | 19,177 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #285 | 35 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #285 | 32 | 7,429 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #287 | 71 | 8,477 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #288 | 6 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #291 | 30 | 5,862 |
| NL | 0 | #292 | 100 | 2,481 | |
| CO | 0 | #294 | 212 | 7,768 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| BR | 0 | #295 | 51 | 5,969 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #295 | 9 | 7,909 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #296 | 88 | 11,440 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #298 | 8 | 6,530 |
| BO | 0 | #300 | 82 | 6,868 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #302 | 5 | 2,588 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #306 | 91 | 15,987 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #307 | 249 | 11,342 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #309 | 1,154 | 24,821 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #316 | 232 | 10,981 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #318 | 24 | 5,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #324 | 22 | 8,138 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #325 | 162 | 9,861 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #332 | 126 | 7,952 |
| YE | 0 | #339 | 43 | 8,639 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #341 | 185 | 6,731 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #343 | 214 | 20,968 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #358 | 10 | 7,951 |
| CL | 0 | #362 | 50 | 6,867 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #367 | 11 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #371 | 16 | 8,413 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #371 | 21 | 1,368 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #381 | 263 | 11,648 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #384 | 666 | 14,098 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #384 | 16 | 5,922 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #392 | 14 | 3,185 |
| LY | 0 | #397 | 141 | 12,703 | |
| Spain | 0 | #399 | 54 | 2,326 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #408 | 847 | 16,750 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #425 | 21 | 10,523 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #441 | 561 | 25,931 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #442 | 742 | 12,708 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #444 | 38 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #445 | 43 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #445 | 83 | 12,905 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #449 | 584 | 15,035 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #451 | 17 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #459 | 16 | 7,625 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #467 | 381 | 15,093 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #467 | 32 | 11,913 |
| BH | 0 | #468 | 86 | 17,937 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #478 | 122 | 8,289 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #487 | 106 | 9,244 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #492 | 14 | 12,621 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #501 | 131 | 13,121 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #512 | 19 | 8,334 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #526 | 1,687 | 9,415 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #527 | 22 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #536 | 17 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #538 | 13 | 12,054 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #554 | 23 | 10,045 |
| IT | 0 | #580 | 136 | 4,183 | |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #589 | 443 | 5,561 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #591 | 75 | 13,390 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #592 | 16 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #593 | 75 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #601 | 97 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #611 | 97 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #640 | 130 | 18,755 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #675 | 8 | 3,552 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #706 | 33 | 3,895 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #727 | 517 | 25,619 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #729 | 23 | 12,213 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #738 | 186 | 15,656 |
| TN | 0 | #752 | 78 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #760 | 122 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #773 | 180 | 5,697 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #817 | 62 | 14,506 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #818 | 277 | 22,615 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #823 | 108 | 5,610 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #829 | 288 | 25,439 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #829 | 123 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #848 | 135 | 16,355 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #869 | 48 | 8,487 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #883 | 10 | 7,044 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #884 | 68 | 16,906 |
| DZ | 0 | #982 | 195 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #998 | 131 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,121 | 91 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,196 | 277 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,198 | 429 | 28,008 |
Sandy is popular in 92 countries — most recent births per country:
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