Saunders — #10955 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Saunders

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Saunders between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Saunders currently holds the #10955 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1912, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saunders performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Saunders shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saunders 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 193 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.