Is Sanders a boy or girl name?
Sanders is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 13 boys were named Sanders, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 2,383 US babies named Sanders were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,738
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sanders since 1880
- 2,383
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 47 babies
Boys and girls named Sanders, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 223 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 265 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 227 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 260 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 282 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 165 | 6 | 3.5% |
| 1970s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 113 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 130 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 161 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 77 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,738 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,030 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 12 | #7,173 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,517 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,926 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,743 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | #7,049 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,566 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,294 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 12 | #7,003 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,679 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 14 | #6,185 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,224 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 14 | #6,194 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,667 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 15 | #6,033 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,865 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,859 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #7,336 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 11 | #7,020 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,449 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,148 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,210 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,848 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,525 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,742 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #6,215 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,202 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,894 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,819 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,254 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,404 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,889 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 11 | #5,040 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,365 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,105 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,500 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,523 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,774 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,287 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,187 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,894 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,952 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,884 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,399 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,770 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #3,048 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,171 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,801 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,204 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,916 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,491 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,637 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,606 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,038 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,179 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,124 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,750 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,906 | 6 | #6,380 |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,099 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,935 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 24 | #1,685 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 24 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 30 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 29 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 39 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 25 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 47 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 30 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 27 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 27 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 23 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 30 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 30 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 30 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,561 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 27 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,419 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 31 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 26 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,717 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 20 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 27 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 30 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 38 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 23 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 24 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 16 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 20 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 11 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 8 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 13 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 9 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #895 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sanders reached #567 in 1893. As a girl name, it reached #6,380 in 1965. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sanders
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.