Is Shandra a boy or girl name?

Shandra is a girl’s name. Of the 3,018 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Shandra

Recorded 1945–2008 · United States

Shandra was most popular in 1976, when 127 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,695 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,018 people named Shandra.

Shandra over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shandra’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shandra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shandra is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,018 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shandra

Where Shandra is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org