Sanders
Sanders was the 6086th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 567th; the most babies were born in 1951 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved up 918 places. More babies were named Sanders in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,086 boys, down 159 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195147 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,398babies recorded
Sanders popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 1965.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,086 | 15 |
| 2020 | #5,927 | 15 |
| 2010 | #8,667 | 9 |
| 2000 | #5,525 | 13 |
| 1990 | #4,366 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,399 | 13 |
| 1970 | #3,038 | 11 |
| 1960 | #1,685 | 24 |
| 1950 | #1,338 | 30 |
| 1940 | #1,561 | 20 |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 26 |
| 1920 | #1,375 | 29 |
| 1910 | #671 | 20 |
| 1900 | #895 | 10 |
| 1890 | #981 | 6 |
| 1880 | #895 | 6 |
How popular is Sanders, counting every spelling?
Sanders has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sanders?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sanders (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sanders 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 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sanders.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sanders?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Sanders are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 19 and 68. That makes Sanders mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Sanders by state
How common Sanders was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Sanders: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sanders, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sanders
How popular is the name Sanders?
Sanders was the 6086th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 567th; the most babies were born in 1951 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved up 918 places. More babies were named Sanders in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Sanders a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sanders in the US.
Where is Sanders most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sanders was most common in Alabama (0.05 per 1,000 boys).