Girls' name · peaked in 1942
Saundra name popularity since 1925
17,862 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Saundra. Half of them were born in 1951 or earlier, so the typical Saundra is about 75 years old in 2026. Saundra peaked in 1942 as the #238 name for girls, and fewer than 5 girls got it in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,862
- Named Saundra, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Unranked
- Fewer than 5 girls named Saundra in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 17,851 girls · 11 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 4.30× its national share
Peak year is the year Saundra made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Saundra births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1947. Measured as a share of all babies, Saundra peaked in 1942.
- Fastest rise: Between 1935 and 1940, Saundra became 3.8× more common, from 1 in 8,890 baby girls to 1 in 2,360.
- Steepest fall: Between 1949 and 1954, its share of baby girls fell by 53%, from 1 in 2,640 to 1 in 5,610.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Saundra's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Saundra.
Decade by decade
Babies named Saundra in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 31 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 1,419 | 0 | #602 |
| 1940s | 6,865 | 11 | #280 |
| 1950s | 3,813 | 0 | #517 |
| 1960s | 3,082 | 0 | #568 |
| 1970s | 1,365 | 0 | #1,080 |
| 1980s | 748 | 0 | #1,518 |
| 1990s | 359 | 0 | #3,568 |
| 2000s | 124 | 0 | #12,812 |
| 2010s | 45 | 0 | #18,674 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
47.2% of babies named Saundra from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Saundra is most popular
The index compares Saundra's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Saundra.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 4.30× | 303 |
| Oklahoma | 2.80× | 558 |
| Ohio | 2.54× | 1,793 |
| Kentucky | 2.49× | 638 |
| Missouri | 2.10× | 700 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Saundra's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Saundra.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Saundra (1942).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data