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Sandi

girl name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
2
Peak era
1960s/1970s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

mid-20th-century American habit of giving Sandy, pet form of Sandra (from Greek Alexandra), as a full name.

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1960s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sandi peaked in the 1960s and the 1970s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

1,913 people · the #5,260 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 111,111 · median age 23

1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Sandi living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 24 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Sandi

People given the name Sandi in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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