Sandford vs Sanford

Side-by-side comparison of Sandford and Sanford - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Sandford

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Sanford

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Metric Sandford Sanford
Current Rank Unranked #6834
Total Births (all years) 421 15,044
Peak Year 1947 1929
Peak Year Births 19 315
Peak Decade 1940s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sandford Sanford
1880s - 252
1890s - 240
1900s - 294
1910s 30 1,522
1920s 68 2,694
1930s 50 2,474
1940s 96 2,587
1950s 94 2,104
1960s 76 1,382
1970s 7 625
1980s - 339
1990s - 199
2000s - 132
2010s - 119
2020s - 81

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sandford Sanford
2014 - 12
2015 - 13
2016 - 13
2017 - 12
2018 - 15
2019 - 18
2020 - 17
2021 - 13
2022 - 19
2023 - 8
2024 - 12
2025 - 12

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–1972.

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