Sanjiv vs Sanford

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

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Sanjiv

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Name B

Sanford

Boy name · Rank #6834

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Metric Sanjiv Sanford
Current Rank Unranked #6834
Total Births (all years) 124 15,044
Peak Year 1971 1929
Peak Year Births 10 315
Peak Decade 1970s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1965 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sanjiv Sanford
1880s - 252
1890s - 240
1900s - 294
1910s - 1,522
1920s - 2,694
1930s - 2,474
1940s - 2,587
1950s - 2,104
1960s 19 1,382
1970s 48 625
1980s 10 339
1990s 5 199
2000s 42 132
2010s - 119
2020s - 81

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sanjiv 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, 1965–2007.

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