How Many People Are Named Shandra?
An estimated 2,738 people in the United States have the first name Shandra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Shandra peaked in popularity in 1976 with 127 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shandra 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 Shandra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,738
About 1 in 125,184 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1976
127 births
Total Registered
3,018
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shandra
Shandra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,018 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shandra as a female name
Ranked #17,161 in 2008
6 female births in 2008
Peak: 1976 (127 births)
Shandra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shandra span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,115 babies were registered. Shandra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shandra by Decade
How has Shandra 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.
Shandra by State
Birth registrations for Shandra span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Utah, Kentucky. On average, about 47 Shandras were registered per state.
Shandra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shandra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shandra
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shandra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shandra?
We estimate approximately 2,738 people named Shandra 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 125,184 Americans share this first name.
Is Shandra a common name?
Shandra is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,018 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shandra most popular?
Shandra reached peak popularity in 1976, when 127 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shandra is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shandra a female name?
Shandra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shandra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shandra Smith, Shandra Johnson, Shandra 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me