Sandford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Sandford

The Social Security Administration has registered 421 babies named Sandford between 1912 and 1972, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sandford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sandford performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sandford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sandford in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sandford 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 421 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.