Sanchez — #11091 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Sanchez

The Social Security Administration has registered 976 babies named Sanchez between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sanchez currently holds the #11091 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanchez performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 252 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sanchez shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 175 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Sanchez in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanchez in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 976 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.