Boys' name · since 1960
Sanchez
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 983 babies named Sanchez, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,190 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,869 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 983
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sanchez currently ranks #9869 among boys' names in America, with 983 babies recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanchez has been recorded 983 times among boys since 1960, currently ranked #9869 nationally and more common than 29% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #5,190 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,869 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 983 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanchez ranks #5,190 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,869 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 983 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,190 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,869 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 983
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sanchez's 983 recorded births place it above 88.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Sanchez compares
983 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sanchez's all-time total is 166% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanchez | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 983 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sanchez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sanchez splits its recorded history at 1996: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sanchez popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Sanchez popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1980 (Sanchez as girls' name)
Sanchez by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (252 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Sanchez's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sanchez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s
1970s
107 births
- 1980s
1980s
252 births
- 1990s
1990s
231 births
- 2000s
2000s
183 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 252 births (26% of all-time use).
How Sanchez compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sanchez's total volume
Sanchez by state
Where Sanchez concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 175 | 17.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 23 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
175 of 983 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sanchez's data
- Sanchez's decade-level peak was the 1980s (252 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Sanchezs (175 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sanchez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sanchez draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.