Sandon
From the Germanic elements "sant" meaning sand and "dun" meaning hill or dune.
Name Census estimates that about 215 living Americans carry the first name Sandon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Sandon today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sandon births was 1989 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sandon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
215
~ 1 in 1,594,206 Americans
Peak year
1989
14 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
2008 SSA rank
#8,884
Tracked since 1968
Census
Sandon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 256 people with the first name Sandon, which placed it at #32,700 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#32,700
National first-name rank
People counted
256
256 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
76.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sandon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sandon is White at 76.6%. The next largest groups are Black (7.0%) and Hispanic (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sandon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Sandon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White76.6% · 196
- Black or African American7.0% · 18
- Hispanic or Latino7.0% · 18
- Two or more races5.1% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.9% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Sandon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sandon from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 68 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Sandon remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sandon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sandon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Sandon
The name Sandon is believed to have originated from the Old English language, derived from a combination of the words "sand" and "dun," meaning "sandy hill" or "sandy down." This name can be traced back to the Anglo-Saxon period in England, around the 5th to 11th centuries AD.
Sandon was initially a place name before becoming a personal name. It was used to refer to various locations across England that were situated on or near sandy hills or downs. One of the earliest recorded instances of this place name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which mentions a settlement called "Sandon" in Hertfordshire.
As a personal name, Sandon first gained popularity during the Middle Ages. It was commonly given to individuals who were born or resided in areas known as Sandon. The name may have also been adopted as a surname by families who originated from these locations.
One of the earliest known individuals named Sandon was Sandon of Milborne, a 13th-century English landowner and knight who lived in Milborne St. Andrew, Dorset. Another notable figure was Sandon of Cheveley, a 14th-century English monk and author who wrote a treatise on the monastic life.
In the 16th century, a man named Sandon Bradshaw (c. 1550-1618) gained recognition as an English clergyman and author. He served as the Rector of Wybunbury in Cheshire and published several religious works.
Moving to the 17th century, Sandon Radcliffe (1620-1673) was an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Derbyshire during the English Civil War era.
In the 19th century, Sandon Kaye (1826-1908) was a British army officer who served in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and later became a prominent figure in the British colonial administration in India.
While the name Sandon has its roots in Old English and was more commonly used in medieval and early modern times, it has remained a relatively uncommon given name throughout history. However, it continues to be used as a personal name in some English-speaking countries, particularly in areas with historical connections to the original place names from which it derived.
People
Sandon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sandon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sandon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sandon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 215 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sandon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,594,206 US residents.
Is Sandon a common name?
We classify Sandon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 225 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sandon most popular?
The single biggest year for Sandon was 1989, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sandon is about 39 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Sandon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 256 people with the name Sandon, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,700 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Sandon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Sandon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Sandon leans strongly male. 247 people counted with this name were male (97.2%), compared with 7 female bearers (2.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Sandon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sandon is White at 76.6%. The next largest groups are Black (7.0%) and Hispanic (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Sandon most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Sandon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.6% (196 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Sandon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sandon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sandon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Sandon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sandon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Sandon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Sandon?
See how many Americans are named Sandon on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.