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 #6813

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Metric Sanjiv Sanford
Current Rank Unranked #6813
Total Births (all years) 124 15,031
Peak Year 1971 1929
Peak Year Births 10 315
Peak Decade 1970ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1965 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sanjiv Sanford
1880ss — 252
1890ss — 240
1900ss — 294
1910ss — 1,522
1920ss — 2,694
1930ss — 2,474
1940ss — 2,587
1950ss — 2,104
1960ss 19 1,382
1970ss 48 625
1980ss 10 339
1990ss 5 199
2000ss 42 132
2010ss — 118
2020ss — 69

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sanjiv 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, 1965–2007.

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