girl's name
Sandrine
sahn-DREEN (French)
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 243,469
Sandrine is a girl's name meaning defender of men, a French diminutive of Sandra. It is on record only from 1947, and it peaked at 20,840 French births in 1971 — one of the fastest rises and falls on record.
- Sandrine is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1971, when 20,840 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1947.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Sandrine Over Time
Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 25 |
| 1950s | 755 |
| 1960s | 53,730 |
| 1970s | 146,355 |
| 1980s | 34,100 |
| 1990s | 4,410 |
| 2000s | 645 |
| 2010s | 125 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 35 |
What Sandrine Means
Sandrine means defender of men, inherited from Alexander through Sandra. The Greek joins a verb meaning to defend to a word for a man, so the sense is one who protects people.
Where Sandrine Comes From
Sandrine is a French diminutive of Sandra, itself clipped from the Italian Alessandra — the feminine of Alexander, from the Greek Alexandros, alexein, to defend, joined to aner, a man. So the name is three removes from its source: a French diminutive of an Italian shortening of a Greek compound. The -ine ending is the same one in Josephine, Delphine and Jeannine. It is a modern name: it is on record only from 1947, and it rose to twenty thousand births a year within a single generation.
Sandrine in Use
Sandrine peaked in France in 1971, when 20,840 babies were registered, and is falling. It charts in exactly two markets — 2,208th in Canada and 6,782nd in France on 5 births — across 243,469 lifetime births. It is on record only from 1947, so the entire arc from nothing to twenty thousand a year and back to five fits inside eighty years, which is among the most compressed curves on this site.
How Popular Is Sandrine?
In 2025, Sandrine was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Sandrine Is Used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names That Peaked Alongside Sandrine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Sandrine Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sandrine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Sandrine
- French sahn-DREEN /sɑ̃.dʁin/
1 nickname for Sandrine
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Sandrine in Other Languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Arabic
- Sandra
- Catalan
- Sandra
- Corsican
- Sandra
- Czech
- Sandra
- Danish
- Sandra
- Dutch
- Sandra
- Estonian
- Sandra
- Finnish
- Sandra
- French
- Sandra
- German
- Alexandrine
- Greek
- Sandra
- Icelandic
- Sandra
- Italian
- Sandra Alessandra
- Latvian
- Sandra
- Malagasy
- Sandra
- Norwegian
- Sandra
- Polish
- Sandra
- Portuguese
- Sandra
- Slovak
- Sandra
- Slovene
- Sandra
- Spanish
- Sandra
- Swedish
- Sandra
Sibling Names for Sandrine
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Sandrine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Sandrine
What does the name Sandrine mean?
Defender of men, inherited from Alexander through Sandra.
Is Sandrine a French name?
Yes, a French diminutive of Sandra — and it charts in France alone.
How old is the name Sandrine?
Very new. It is on record only from 1947.
How popular is Sandrine?
6,782nd in France, down from a 1971 peak of 20,840 births.
Is Sandrine a girl's or a boy's name?
Sandrine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Sandrine?
Sandrine has 2 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Sandrine?
Sandrine is usually shortened to Sandy.
Is Sandrine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sandrine currently ranks #2,208 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.