Sandy: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “defender of men”
- Origin
- Greek
- Say it
- SAN-dee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (87% of all uses)
Usually a diminutive of Alexander, Alexandra, or Sandra. In Scotland it has long been used as a familiar form of Alexander.
How popular is Sandy?
Babies named Sandy in 202458
2024 rank#3,265 girls
Peak year1960
Total US babies since 188079,462
Sandy is fading: recent use is about 51% of its level ten years before.
Names like Sandy
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Alexanderdefender of men · Greek
- Alejandrodefender of men · Spanish
- Alexdefender · Greek
- Xanderdefending men · Greek
- Alexandradefender of men · Greek
- Zanderdefender of men · Greek
- Alessandradefending men · Italian
- Alexandriadefender of men · Greek
Sandy questions
What does the name Sandy mean?
Sandy means "defender of men". It comes from Greek. Usually a diminutive of Alexander, Alexandra, or Sandra. In Scotland it has long been used as a familiar form of Alexander.
Is Sandy a boy or girl name?
Sandy is mainly a girl's name in US records (87% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Sandy?
58 US babies were named Sandy in 2024. Its peak year was 1960.
How do you pronounce Sandy?
Sandy is usually pronounced SAN-dee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.