Santos vs Sanford

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

Name A

Santos

Boy name · Rank #830

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Name B

Sanford

Boy name · Rank #6813

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Metric Santos Sanford
Current Rank #830 #6813
Total Births (all years) 18,473 15,031
Peak Year 2023 1929
Peak Year Births 314 315
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Santos Sanford
1880ss 10 252
1890ss 10 240
1900ss 128 294
1910ss 397 1,522
1920ss 1,047 2,694
1930ss 843 2,474
1940ss 1,137 2,587
1950ss 1,351 2,104
1960ss 1,526 1,382
1970ss 1,748 625
1980ss 1,856 339
1990ss 2,158 199
2000ss 2,613 132
2010ss 2,245 118
2020ss 1,404 69

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Santos Sanford
2014 237 12
2015 236 13
2016 215 13
2017 208 11
2018 205 15
2019 220 18
2020 243 17
2021 273 13
2022 277 19
2023 314 8
2024 297 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, 1880–2024.

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