Sanford
1 country#6803 in United States, 2025US
#6803
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
15,044
Peak year (United States)
1929
Peak-year count
315
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
Sanford’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
15,044 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #6803 · peaked in 1929 with 315 births
Most common in: New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, California
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Sanford’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #6460 | — |
| 2007 | #7094 | ↓634 |
| 2008 | #5249 | ↑1845 |
| 2009 | #8310 | ↓3061 |
| 2010 | #8139 | ↑171 |
| 2011 | #10808 | ↓2669 |
| 2012 | #6001 | ↑4807 |
| 2013 | #9655 | ↓3654 |
| 2014 | #6632 | ↑3023 |
| 2015 | #6324 | ↑308 |
| 2016 | #6349 | ↓25 |
| 2017 | #6685 | ↓336 |
| 2018 | #5770 | ↑915 |
| 2019 | #5153 | ↑617 |
| 2020 | #5235 | ↓82 |
| 2021 | #6335 | ↓1100 |
| 2022 | #5019 | ↑1316 |
| 2023 | #8921 | ↓3902 |
| 2024 | #6832 | ↑2089 |
| 2025 | #6803 | ↑29 |
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