Sanjay vs Sanford

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

Name A

Sanjay

Boy name · Rank #4462

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Name B

Sanford

Boy name · Rank #6834

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Metric Sanjay Sanford
Current Rank #4462 #6834
Total Births (all years) 2,606 15,044
Peak Year 2006 1929
Peak Year Births 90 315
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1962 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sanjay Sanford
1880s - 252
1890s - 240
1900s - 294
1910s - 1,522
1920s - 2,694
1930s - 2,474
1940s - 2,587
1950s - 2,104
1960s 137 1,382
1970s 391 625
1980s 313 339
1990s 383 199
2000s 685 132
2010s 568 119
2020s 129 81

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sanjay Sanford
2014 58 12
2015 76 13
2016 44 13
2017 38 12
2018 32 15
2019 31 18
2020 24 17
2021 16 13
2022 24 19
2023 22 8
2024 23 12
2025 20 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, 1962–2025.

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