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Sandy

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sandy: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1697 to #5765.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#1697#5765
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1755
1997#1802
1998#1697
1999#2770
2000#2167
2001#2023
2002#2105
2003#1996
2004#2112
2005#1934
2007#3667
2008#4524
2009#4564
2010#2589
2011#3549
2012#2095
2013#2649
2014#4684
2015#3615
2016#3609
2017#5765
2018#2901
2019#3541
2020#4535
2021#3192
2022#5669
2023#4709
2024#2574
2025#3333

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 29 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2013: #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2649 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1984–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1984

    First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1984 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #478 in Scotland in 2024.

Sandy's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#33337HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#189713HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#257410HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#29217HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#47094HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#25468HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#56693HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#27557HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#31927HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#39904HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#35416HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#29018HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#39594HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#36096HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#36156HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#26499HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#33155HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#209513HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#39874HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#35496HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#46473HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#25899HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#38654HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#45644HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#32275HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#45244HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#36675HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#43333HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#193411HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#21129HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#19969HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#28574HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#21058HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#20238HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#21677HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#27705HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#169710HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#18029HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#17559HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#4786HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Sandy is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Sandy, between 1984 and 2025, in 30 of those 42 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1984–20132#516 in 1984
England and Wales1996–202529#1697 in 1998
Scotland20241#478 in 2024

Its high point came 40 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1984) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 11 years after 1984; it appears again in 1996.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1984 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #478 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.