Sander
Sander was the 3030th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 1742nd; the most babies were born in 2020 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,494 places. More babies were named Sander in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,030 boys, down 308 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202046 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,667babies recorded
Sander popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 79 since 1950.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,030 | 41 |
| 2020 | #2,722 | 46 |
| 2010 | #3,971 | 26 |
| 2000 | #4,753 | 16 |
| 1990 | #7,938 | 6 |
| 1980 | #7,100 | 5 |
| 1970 | #2,386 | 16 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #2,556 | 10 |
| 1940 | #2,648 | 9 |
| 1930 | #2,760 | 10 |
| 1920 | #3,766 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sander, counting every spelling?
Sander is the most common spelling of a name family that had 41 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 41 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sander | 41 | #3,030 | 184 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sander?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sander (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sander born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sander.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sander?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Sander are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 9 and 42. That makes Sander mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sander by state
How common Sander was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.0×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sander: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sander, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sander
How popular is the name Sander?
Sander was the 3030th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 1742nd; the most babies were born in 2020 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,494 places. More babies were named Sander in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sander a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sander in the US.
Where is Sander most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sander was most common in Florida (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New York.