Sandro
About Sandro
Lengthy, romantic Alessandro gives us the friendly and casual nickname Sandro, which works just as well as an independent name. It’s a popular international name, having ranked in Italy, France, Portugal, and Switzerland in recent years.
Sandro Botticelli was an Italian Renaissance painter known for The Birth of Venus.
Pronounced SAHN-droh.
As of October 2026, Sandro ranked #2596 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1114 in 1975.
Editor's take: The name Sandro is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "defending men".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,206 | 35 | 18.2 |
| 2015 | #3,574 | 31 | 16.2 |
| 2016 | #4,075 | 26 | 13.7 |
| 2017 | #4,210 | 25 | 13.5 |
| 2018 | #3,042 | 39 | 21.5 |
| 2019 | #4,615 | 22 | 12.3 |
| 2020 | #4,255 | 24 | 13.9 |
| 2021 | #3,348 | 35 | 20 |
| 2022 | #3,451 | 34 | 19.5 |
| 2023 | #2,358 | 59 | 34.5 |
| 2024 | #2,540 | 53 | 30.8 |
| 2025 | #2,596 | 51 | 29.9 |
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Sandro on lists
Famous Sandros
- Sandro Botticelli (born Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi)
Italian Renaissance
- Alessandro "Sandro" Pertini
7th President of Italy
- Alessandro "Sandro" Mazzola
Italian footballer
- Sandro Raniere Guimarães Cordeiro
Brazilian footballer
- Sandro Ramírez
Spanish footballer
- Alexandre "Sandro" Rosell
Spanish businessman and football team owner
- Sandro Wieser
Liechtensteiner footballer
- Sandro Masmanidi
Fashion designer & Project Runway star