Sandra
Sandra is a female given name: 99% of people named Sandra are women, and it is recorded as female in 27 of the 27 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Switzerland, Luxembourg
- US births since 1880
- 2,693 male / 873,512 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sandra
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sandra," in English, "Guten Tag Sandra," in German. Sandra is a female given name: about 99% of people named Sandra are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Sandra,
German
Guten Tag Sandra,
French
Bonjour Sandra,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sandra:
Chinese
Sandra您好：
Japanese
Sandra様
English
Hi Sandra,
German
Hi Sandra,
French
Salut Sandra,
Spanish
Hola Sandra,
Chinese
Sandra你好：
Japanese
Sandraさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Switzerland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | common | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 27 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Lithuania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
2,693 male · 873,512 female · 876,205 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sandra a male or female name?
Sandra is a female given name: 99% of people named Sandra are women, and it is recorded as female in 27 of the 27 countries covered.
How do I address Sandra in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sandra," in English, "Guten Tag Sandra," in German. Sandra is a female given name: about 99% of people named Sandra are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Sandra a unisex name?
Sandra is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Sandra are men. Sandra leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Sandra a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sandra (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sandra,
title = {Is Sandra a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sandra},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}