Meaning and history
Sondra is an English feminine variant of Sandra. Sandra began as a short form of Alessandra, the Italian form of Alexandra. Alexandra derives from Greek elements meaning “to defend” and “man” or “person,” giving the traditional interpretation “defender of people.” The spelling Sondra became established in twentieth-century America. Notable bearers include American actor and director Sondra Locke and American operatic soprano Sondra Radvanovsky.
20062006: 21 births, rank #6,125
2007: 11 births, rank #10,129
2008: 16 births, rank #7,742
2009: 10 births, rank #10,679
2010: 7 births, rank #13,448
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 9 births, rank #11,257
2013: 5 births, rank #16,547
2014: 10 births, rank #10,129
2015: 7 births, rank #13,006
20162016: 7 births, rank #12,876
2017: 8 births, rank #11,615
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
20212021: 8 births, rank #11,146
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
2024: 7 births, rank #12,161
20252025: 7 births, rank #11,932
Sondra moved from #853 to #928 for girls between 1986 and 1988. Its highest annual birth count came in 1942, with 897 births.