Boys' name · since 1880
Sanders
2,392 babies named Sanders in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,954 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,872 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,392
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
2,392 babies have been named Sanders since 1880, making it today's #5872 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanders has been recorded 2,392 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #5872 nationally and more common than 58% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,954 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,872 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,392 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanders ranks #2,954 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,872 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,392 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,954 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,872 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,392
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sanders's 2,392 recorded births place it above 93.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Sanders compares
2,392 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Sanders's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanders | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,392 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sanders's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sanders splits its recorded history at 1953: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sanders popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1951)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Sanders popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1965 (Sanders as girls' name)
Sanders by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (282 births, 12% of the file).
1950s was Sanders's strongest decade.
282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Sanders births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 77
1880s
77 births
- 1890s 64
1890s
64 births
- 1900s 81
1900s
81 births
- 1910s
1910s
223 births
- 1920s
1920s
265 births
- 1930s
1930s
227 births
- 1940s
1940s
260 births
- 1950s
1950s
282 births
- 1960s
1960s
165 births
- 1970s
1970s
128 births
- 1980s
1980s
113 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 282 births (12% of all-time use).
How Sanders 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 Sanders's total volume
Sanders by state
Where Sanders concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 101 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 55 | 2.3% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 40 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 25 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 14 | 0.6% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.2% |
101 of 2,392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Sanders's data
- Sanders's decade-level peak was the 1950s (282 total births); usage has since declined to 92 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Sanderss (101 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sanders: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Sanders 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.