Sante vs Sanford

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

Name A

Sante

Boy name · Rank #9966

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Name B

Sanford

Boy name · Rank #6813

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Metric Sante Sanford
Current Rank #9966 #6813
Total Births (all years) 118 15,031
Peak Year 1962 1929
Peak Year Births 8 315
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sante Sanford
1880ss — 252
1890ss — 240
1900ss — 294
1910ss 13 1,522
1920ss 17 2,694
1930ss 13 2,474
1940ss 5 2,587
1950ss 6 2,104
1960ss 18 1,382
1970ss — 625
1980ss 11 339
1990ss — 199
2000ss 23 132
2010ss — 118
2020ss 12 69

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sante Sanford
2014 — 12
2015 — 13
2016 — 13
2017 — 11
2018 — 15
2019 — 18
2020 — 17
2021 — 13
2022 — 19
2023 5 8
2024 7 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, 1917–2024.

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