Sondra

Sondra: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “defender of mankind”
Origin: Greek
Say it: SAHN-druh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Sondra is an English diminutive or variant of Sandra, itself a short form of Alexandra, from Greek Alexandros. It shares the meaning of Alexandra.

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How popular is Sondra?

20242.1 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Sondra in 20247

Peak year1939

Total US babies since 188027,067

Sondra is fading: recent use is about 58% of its level ten years before.

Names like Sondra

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Sandradefender of men · Greek
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek
Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek

Sondra questions

What does the name Sondra mean?

Sondra means "defender of mankind". It comes from Greek. Sondra is an English diminutive or variant of Sandra, itself a short form of Alexandra, from Greek Alexandros. It shares the meaning of Alexandra.

Is Sondra a boy or girl name?

Sondra is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Sondra?

7 US babies were named Sondra in 2024. Its peak year was 1939.

How do you pronounce Sondra?

Sondra is usually pronounced SAHN-druh.

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.