Overview
people
Sample Size
27,089
Gender Distribution
Male:
22%
Female:
78%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Greek
Meaning
The name Sandy is a diminutive form of the name Alexander, which means 'defender of the people'. It can also be a shortened form of the name Sandra, which means 'protector of man', and is traditionally been used as a nickname for people with red hair.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
FR
5,767 samples
90%
US
5,124 samples
92%
DE
1,941 samples
91%
IN
1,880 samples
91%
GB
1,265 samples
54%
ID
1,081 samples
94%
BE
648 samples
86%
ES
601 samples
85%
IT
567 samples
84%
CN
471 samples
87%
NL
470 samples
79%
TW
459 samples
98%
CA
445 samples
78%
ZA
407 samples
82%
BR
403 samples
95%
MX
397 samples
97%
CH
358 samples
88%
NG
304 samples
85%
LB
201 samples
95%
AU
198 samples
84%
+ 80 more countries
Need More Than Statistics?
Access our powerful Gender API to integrate name gender detection into your applications.
