How Many People Are Named Sandhya?
An estimated 483 people in the United States have the first name Sandhya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Sandhya peaked in popularity in 2004 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sandhya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sandhya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
483
About 1 in 709,636 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2004
24 births
Total Registered
504
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sandhya
Sandhya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 504 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sandhya as a female name
Ranked #17,706 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2004 (24 births)
Sandhya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sandhya span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 148 babies were registered. While Sandhya is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sandhya by Decade
How has Sandhya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sandhya by State
Sandhya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sandhya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sandhya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sandhya?
We estimate approximately 483 people named Sandhya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 709,636 Americans share this first name.
Is Sandhya a common name?
Sandhya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 504 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sandhya most popular?
Sandhya reached peak popularity in 2004, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sandhya is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sandhya a female name?
Sandhya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sandhya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sandhya Smith, Sandhya Johnson, Sandhya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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