Given name
Sandia
“resembling a watermelon”
Sandia is used as a given name. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling a watermelon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “resembling a watermelon.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sandia is a variant of Sandra. The history of Sandra gives this family its wider story. George Meredith’s heroine Emilia Sandra Belloni helped bring Sandra to English-speaking readers. The novel first appeared as Emilia in England and was later titled Sandra Belloni.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Sandia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 77
- 0 boys · 77 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 293 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sandia’s family of names
Sandia has a related form in Sandra. Sandia has a related form in Sandya. Sandia has a related form in Sandea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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