Sanford
Sanford was the 7113th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 304th; the most babies were born in 1929 (315). Over the last ten years it has moved down 502 places. More babies were named Sanford in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,113 boys, down 1,694 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1929315 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,044babies recorded
Sanford popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,113 | 12 |
| 2020 | #5,419 | 17 |
| 2010 | #8,668 | 9 |
| 2000 | #4,351 | 18 |
| 1990 | #2,249 | 32 |
| 1980 | #1,468 | 43 |
| 1970 | #824 | 97 |
| 1960 | #603 | 171 |
| 1950 | #427 | 248 |
| 1940 | #369 | 240 |
| 1930 | #335 | 275 |
| 1920 | #402 | 216 |
| 1910 | #375 | 48 |
| 1900 | #531 | 21 |
| 1890 | #561 | 13 |
| 1880 | #312 | 30 |
How popular is Sanford, counting every spelling?
Sanford has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sanford?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sanford (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sanford 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sanford.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sanford?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Sanford are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 56 and 77. That makes Sanford a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
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Questions about the name Sanford
How popular is the name Sanford?
Sanford was the 7113th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 304th; the most babies were born in 1929 (315). Over the last ten years it has moved down 502 places. More babies were named Sanford in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Sanford a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sanford in the US.