Sandra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “defender of man.” In 2024 it was given to 240 girls in the United States.
Sandra belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “defender of man” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Alexander.
In the United States, Sandra first appears in Social Security records in 1904. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #5 in 1947, and in 2024 240 babies received the name — 875,334 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sandra means “defender of man” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sandra is a girl name. In 2024, 240 babies received the name in the US.
Sandra comes from the Greek tradition. It is also spelled Alexander.
Sandra first appears in US records in 1904. Its best-ever ranking was #5 in 1947, and 240 babies were given the name in 2024.
Sandra is pronounced /ˈsandɹə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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