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 #6813
Total Births (all years) 421 15,031
Peak Year 1947 1929
Peak Year Births 19 315
Peak Decade 1940ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sandford Sanford
1880ss — 252
1890ss — 240
1900ss — 294
1910ss 30 1,522
1920ss 68 2,694
1930ss 50 2,474
1940ss 96 2,587
1950ss 94 2,104
1960ss 76 1,382
1970ss 7 625
1980ss — 339
1990ss — 199
2000ss — 132
2010ss — 118
2020ss — 69

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sandford Sanford
2014 — 12
2015 — 13
2016 — 13
2017 — 11
2018 — 15
2019 — 18
2020 — 17
2021 — 13
2022 — 19
2023 — 8
2024 — 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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