What is Sandra short for?
Sandra is short for Alexandra and Alessandra. In 2025, 188 girls in the United States were given Sandra as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Sandra
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Alexandra Greek origin
Sandra from Alexandra: a short form that became a name of its own.
1,314 girls named Alexandra in 2025
Alessandra Italian origin
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Sandra from Alessandra: a short form that became a name of its own.
697 girls named Alessandra in 2025