Boys' name · since 1912
Sander
1,588 babies named Sander in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,796 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,588
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sander currently ranks #3000 among boys' names in America, with 1,588 babies recorded since 1912.
Sander has 1,588 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3000 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #3,796 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,000 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,588 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sander ranks #3,796 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,000 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,588 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,796 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,588
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sander's 1,588 recorded births place it above 91.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sander compares
1,588 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Sander's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sander | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,588 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sander splits its recorded history at 1969: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sander popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Sander popularity over time - girls
79 total births recorded since 1950 (Sander as girls' name)
Sander by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (273 births, 17% of the file).
2000s was Sander's strongest decade.
273 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Sander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s 87
1920s
87 births
- 1930s 93
1930s
93 births
- 1940s 106
1940s
106 births
- 1950s 99
1950s
99 births
- 1960s
1960s
124 births
- 1970s 67
1970s
67 births
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
273 births
- 2010s
2010s
267 births
- 2020s
2020s
230 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 273 births (17% of all-time use).
How Sander 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 Sander's total volume
Sander by state
Where Sander concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 76 | 4.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 46 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 31 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 0.7% |
76 of 1,588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Sander's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (273 total births) through the 2020s (230) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sanders (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sander: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Sander 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.