Sandra Donaldson
There are approximately 68 people named Sandra Donaldson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,040,505 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sandra with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Donaldson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
68
1 in 5,040,505
Named Sandra
579K
Alive today
Named Donaldson
40K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 579K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 66
Top Census group: White (69.0%)
Estimated bearers: 40K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #982
Per 100K: 11.75
Top ancestry: White (69.3%)
First name trend
Sandra: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sandra. The peak year was 1947 with 34,852 births. The average person named Sandra today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sandra
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Sandra, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 69.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sandra described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Sandra at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.0% · 538,415
- Hispanic or Latino19.0% · 148,471
- Black or African American8.6% · 66,899
- Two or more races1.8% · 14,332
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 8,765
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 3,955
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Donaldson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Donaldson, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Donaldson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Donaldson at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.3% · 24,326
- Black or African American21.7% · 7,612
- Two or more races4.4% · 1,549
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 1,257
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 244
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 120
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Sandra has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1690% of the US population, based on 579,243 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Sandra right now.
The surname Donaldson appears at a rate of 11.75 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0117%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 68 people with the full name Sandra Donaldson. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Sandra Donaldson: questions and answers
How many people are named Sandra Donaldson?
We estimate approximately 68 people in the United States share the full name Sandra Donaldson. That works out to about 1 in 5,040,505 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1690%) with the surname frequency (11.75 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sandra Donaldson?
We classify Sandra Donaldson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,040,505 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Sandra a male or female name?
Sandra is predominantly female. Out of 878,026 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Sandra profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Sandra Donaldson?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.