Sanda
Meaning
moon, from Pali canda (စန္ဒာ)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sanda has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
265 people · the #20,810 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 49
Among people named Sanda living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Sanda
Most people given the name Sanda in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Sanda you meet today is most often in her 50s or 60s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Sanda deep dive
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